Ted Cruz: “Iran has demonstrated year after year after year that they…”

“I think he means it. I do not want a theocratic lunatic who wants to kill us to have weapons to enable him to kill us. Iran has demonstrated year after year after year that they will spend money paying terrorists to murder Americans. And indeed, the Iranian Ayatollah hired two teams of hitmen to try to murder President Trump.” (08:30–08:38)

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