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Ted Cruz: “President Trump came out this week and he explicitly said it…”

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

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Iran Revolution—Why this is Different…Trump is not Obama

Published | Video Starts at 05:10

So. And what we do know for certainty is it will not be smooth and without challenges. We know that to an absolute certainty. Expect the unexpected. That being said, President Trump came out this week and he explicitly said it is time for a new government in Iran. He had never said that before. Throughout the first term, throughout this term, until right now, he had explicitly not gone so far as to embrace, quote, regime change. (05:10–05:17)

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Reiterates that President Trump has called for regime change in Iran.

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