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Ted Cruz: “I am sanctioned in communist China. Right now. They have…”

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

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Assault On Free Speech | Verdict Ep. 205

Published | Video Starts at 12:24

Because that offended somebody in the UK? Well, to be clear, the chinese communists claim the power to do that. Dictators across the world claim the power to do that. I am sanctioned in communist China. Right now. They have sanctioned me. Congratulations. I'm quite proud of you. What did you do? I don't even know. I probably called the murdering, tyrannical communist bastards. But I'm sanctioned in China. (12:24–12:29)

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