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Ted Cruz: “Michael and Susan [Dell] have given six and a quarter…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 51:51

And one of the problems with that much money is it's hard to give it away. Most charities can't take a billion dollars. Like it's too much money and it swamps them. So Michael and Susan [Dell] have given six and a quarter billion dollars, but they've told me they are contemplating giving much, much more. than that. That's so cool. One of the things that's really powerful about these Trump accounts is they're infinitely scalable. They could literally absorb the entirety of Michael Dell's fortune and the fortune of every other gazillionaire. (51:51–54:02)

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Asserts that the Dells are considering donating significantly more than the $6.25 billion already given.

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