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Ted Cruz: “President Trump sent in the National Guard because you had…”

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

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Senator Ted Cruz Discusses Immigration Policies and Middle East Tensions

Published | Video Starts at 02:03

You stand in line, you follow the rules, and I believe we should enforce those rules and secure our border. And so you support President Trump sending in the National Guard? I think that President Trump sent in the National Guard because you had Democrat mayors and Democrat governors who refused to enforce the law. You look at the L. A Riots where, where the Democrats agreed with the rioters and they didn't protect American citizens. They didn't protect store owners whose stores were looted, people who were physically assaulted. (02:03–02:10)

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Asserts that Democrat leaders refused to enforce the law, prompting Trump to deploy the National Guard.

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