Ted Cruz: “He came armed and his stated manifesto was to kill as many…”

“That is only because of the heroism of the Secret Service that stopped this shooter. Had they not stopped this shooter. He came armed and his stated manifesto was to kill as many senior members of the Trump administration as possible, including, and especially his target was President Donald Trump. He was a leftist. He was indoctrinated. And the rhetoric from the Democrats, the rhetoric from the media, when you keep calling Donald Trump Hitler, people listen to you.” (01:14–01:27)

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