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Ted Cruz: “President Trump quite rightly leaned on Mexico and said…”

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Why I Told President Trump to Attack Iran - Sen. Ted Cruz

Published | Video Starts at 1:03:42

So they're no longer getting oil from Venezuela. For a brief period of time, Mexico stepped in to the breach and was providing oil to Cuban. President Trump quite rightly leaned on Mexico and said, stop it. Cut off the oil. You look at Cuba right now, their economy is an absolute free, free fall. The public transportation has been shut down. They've run out of jet fuel. (1:03:42–1:03:47)

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