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Ted Cruz: “In fact, [things in the Middle East have] gotten a lot…”

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

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Ted Cruz Questions Biden Official On The Middle East

Published | Video Starts at 00:43

My answer is that a series of Black Swan events have crowded upon. Have they gotten better? You're not suggesting things have gotten better? I have not. In fact, [things in the Middle East have] gotten a lot worse. That's the nature of Black Swan. So it's black swans. You guys had nothing to do with it. It's not mistakes you made. It's just something that happened externally. (00:43–00:46)

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Asserts that the situation in the Middle East has worsened since Joe Biden became president.

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