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Ted Cruz: “I think we are seeing a communist takeover of the Democrat…”

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

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Communist Takeover of the Democrat party—What it Means for America

Published | Video Starts at 07:14

So look, I don't want to overstate it. I don't know that the Democrat Party is dead, but I do think it is at risk of dying. Okay. I think we are seeing a communist takeover of the Democrat Party. We saw it with Comrade Mandami who is an outright Marxist. He's not a socialist. Don't use the language of democrat socialist. He is a Marxist. (07:14–07:21)

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