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Ted Cruz: “Maduro had welcomed Iran, had welcomed Hezbollah into…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 06:17

We're seeing that unfold right now. And by the way, they're not just limited to the Middle East. One of the reasons the President went and arrested Maduro is because Maduro had welcomed Iran, had welcomed Hezbollah into Venezuela to be a terror base potentially against the United States. And so this is the president acting as a strong commander in chief, fulfilling his responsibility of protecting the American people. (06:17–06:28)

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Asserts that Maduro welcomed Iran and Hezbollah into Venezuela as a potential terror base against the U.S.

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