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Ted Cruz: “In 2025, [Qatar gave] over 1 billion.”

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Between 1986 and 2005, what do you think they've given? I want to say billions. Is that too much? 7.7 billion with a. There you go. Yeah. You know how much they gave In 2025, [Qatar gave] over 1 billion. Yeah. They are flooding cash. Number two is China. Where do you think China is? I'm going to guess a little bit below them, but definitely close to a billion. (13:43–24:55)

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Asserts that Qatar donated over $1 billion to U.S. universities in 2025.

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