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Ted Cruz: “Getting us out of war does not mean that you refuse to…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Published | Video Starts at 28:46

Joe Biden and the Democrats get us in war. President Trump has gotten us out of war. But getting us out of war, you do it through strength. And Getting us out of war does not mean that you refuse to defend America. Fine. If Tucker wants to be isolationist, knock yourself out. Yeah. But this bizarre apology and defense of Osama bin Laden and defense of Hamas and defense of the president of Iran, that is there is something unhinged. (28:46–28:51)

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Asserts that withdrawing from wars should not equate to not defending the U.S.

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