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Ted Cruz: “I came into to Congress 13 years ago with the stated…”

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

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Tucker Carlson and Ted Cruz Discuss US Foreign Policy, Iran, and Israel

Published | Video Starts at 32:23

No, it's an American lobby. It's the APAC stands for the America Israeli Political Action Committee. What does it lobby for? So to be honest, not a whole lot effectively. Listen, I came into to Congress 13 years ago with the stated intention of being the leading defender of Israel in the United States Senate. I've worked every day to do that. Aipac. A lot of times AIPAC I wish were much more effective. Like there's folks on one of the lines of terrified of AIPAC and aipac. (32:23–32:33)

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