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Ted Cruz: “It is literally the case that if Phil Hellmuth does not…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 48:35

And then no one would do anything. We sat down and wrote the bill that is the bill that is Trump accounts. It was my bill that we wrote. And It is literally the case that if Phil Hellmuth does not connect me with Brad Gerstner, April a year ago. There are no Trump accounts. And the American, the kids of America do not have trillions in investments, which is what they're going to have through Trump accounts. You know, this is Michael. (48:35–48:46)

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Asserts that the connection facilitated by Phil Hellmuth was crucial for the creation of the Trump accounts.

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