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Ted Cruz: “Taking out the ayatollah and the senior leadership is a big…”

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

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No Deal: Trump Moves to Blockade the Strait of Hormuz as Iran Defies Nuclear Demands plus Swalwel...

Published | Video Starts at 27:59

Look, on the face of it, taking out the military, what we've achieved, the. The goal the Trump administration stated was goal number one, the military victories, which we've achieved Taking out the ayatollah and the senior leadership is a big, big deal. So we have already achieved a massive victory to finish the job. Where the president is focused is preventing a nuclear weapon. He is right to do that. (27:59–28:03)

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