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Ted Cruz: “New York is the financial capital of the world.”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 42:23

I am not celebrating. Look, New York. New York's not my favorite city in the world, but New York is a crown jewel of America. New York is the financial capital of the world. New York is the media capital of the world. By any measure, New York is one of the most important cities in America. And to have New York now governed by a radical communist jihadist. (42:23–42:27)

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