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Ted Cruz: “I've literally spent 13 years [defending persecuted…”

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Published November 14, 2025 | Video Starts at 24:12

But, but that's truly a bizarre claim, what he says there, which is that I have no interest in. In defending persecuted Christians. I. I've literally spent 13 years [defending persecuted Christians]. doing that. You. You know, I might ask Tucker that. Does he have any idea who Miriam Ibrahim is? And, and, and I, I suspect he doesn't. (24:12–24:15)

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