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Ted Cruz: “Spirit Airlines believe the only way Spirit could survive is…”

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

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Democrats Kill your Spirit—How Biden, Warren & Buttigieg Destroyed Spirit Air

Published | Video Starts at 01:37

And both JetBlue and Spirit believed combined they would be a much more effective competitor and able to turn a profit. And in fact, Spirit Airlines believe the only way Spirit could survive is if it merged with JetBlue. Well, that would have happened, except then the Democrats came along to kill it. Elizabeth Warren led the charge saying we must stop JetBlue and Spirit from merging. (01:37–01:46)

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Asserts that Spirit Airlines believed merging with JetBlue was essential for its survival.

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