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Ted Cruz: “The American Revolution was funded by people like Robert…”

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

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They are trying to LIE and DECEIVE: Sen Ted Cruz

Published | Video Starts at 04:42

We declared our independence from totalitarian government, from King George, from government that taxed you and controlled you, just like AOC and Elizabeth Warren and Ilhan Omar want to do. And by the way, who was The American Revolution was funded by people like Robert Morris, who was the wealthiest person in the colonies. It was funded by people like George Washington, who in modern terms was, was worth about $600 million. People like Thomas Jefferson. It was American free enterprise capitalist who invested in seeking freedom. (04:42–04:47)

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Asserts that the American Revolution was funded by wealthy individuals like Robert Morris.

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