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Ted Cruz: “I think the odds are quite likely [the shooter was…”

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You are absolutely right. Violence is wrong, period. I do think this attempted assassination, it is the fruits of a corrupted elite academic system. Where did this kid get radicalized? I think the odds are quite likely [the shooter was radicalized] at Caltech being trained by leftists. And look, he wrote his manifesto, and I'm not interested in highlighting his deranged attacks on President Trump, but I actually do want to read a little bit of it … (06:59–07:04)

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Asserts that the shooter was likely radicalized at Caltech by leftists.

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