Ted Cruz: “President Trump asked me a question. He said, Ted, which was…”

“He talked about his launching the military bombing attack on the nuclear facilities in Iran. And he talked about this. And all of them were spectacular successes. And actually, President Trump asked me a question. He said, Ted, which was more important, the nuclear facilities in Iran or arresting Maduro? actually stops? That's a hard one. I said, Mr. President, that is a very good question. And I said, to be honest, it's really close.” (16:30–16:41)

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