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Ted Cruz: “I'm certainly urging President Trump to designate the Muslim…”

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

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Senator Ted Cruz Discusses Legislation on Muslim Brotherhood and IRS Policy Changes on Political Endorsements

Published | Video Starts at 16:03

And if the Democrats block it, which in all likelihood they will, they have for a decade. What I think's gonna happen is I think the President is gonna do this through an executive order, and I'm certainly urging President Trump to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization through an executive order. And I think the fight that I'm leading in the Senate helps build momentum for the president to step in and make this designation. I think it's gonna happen. (16:03–16:11)

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