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Ted Cruz: “I've seen the reporting that says that Trump asked them not…”

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

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Tucker Carlson and Ted Cruz Discuss US Foreign Policy, Iran, and Israel

Published | Video Starts at 1:26:17

So I actually talked about it. As you know, I do a podcast every week, Verdict with Ted Cruz. And I actually talked about it in the latest podcast. And I said, look, I've seen the reporting that says that Trump asked them not to take out the Ayatollah. And what I said the podcast is, I think it's reasonable for them to decide not to try to take him out. (1:26:17–1:26:22)

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Asserts that there are reports Trump asked not to take out the Ayatollah.

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