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Ted Cruz: “Hamtramck [city] passed a resolution calling for BDS…”

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Published October 24, 2025 | Video Starts at 22:06

But I don't know that the team did a particularly deep dive into his record as the mayor of Hamtrak. That city Hamtramck [city] passed a resolution calling for BDS, calling to boycott, divest, and sanction Israel. It's the first city in America to pass a BDS resolution that is directly contrary to President Trump's policy. It's directly contrary to US foreign policy. (22:06–22:14)

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