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Ted Cruz: “Maduro was a massive drug dealer. He had trafficked…”

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

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Ted Cruz: Our enemies are 'terrified' of President Trump

Published | Video Starts at 02:58

And I told all three of them, you were part of something historic. On behalf of your country, let me say thank you. And the impact in Venezuela is profound. Maduro was a massive drug dealer. He had trafficked thousands of tons of cocaine into the United States. He exported terror. Maduro had also opened his country up to Russia, to China, to Iran, to Hezbollah. And so toppling him, taking him out, arresting him and prosecuting him, doesn't just improve Venezuela. (02:58–03:06)

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Asserts that Maduro was involved in large-scale drug trafficking to the U.S.

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