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Ted Cruz: “Qatar has given $6.6 billion with a B to US universities.”

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I think it is causing a lot of problems in our colleges and universities. The number one foreign funders of US universities is Qatar. Qatar has given $6.6 billion with a B to US universities. You look at the anti Semitic protests and riots you had on college campuses all across the country. I think Qatar was a major force funding that. (32:51–32:59)

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