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Ted Cruz: “If we tried to recreate the national security benefits of…”

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 29:07

The enemies of Israel, the people who hate Israel, they all hate us. It's almost a perfect overlap. And so if we tried to recreate, If we tried to recreate the national security benefits of our alliance with Israel, it would cost, I don't know, 30 billion, 300 billion. So can you elaborate? And again, I'm going into this as someone who's always liked Israel and still does, but I also think at this point, given where we are, it's fair to ask rational questions about what the benefits are. (29:07–29:19)

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