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Ted Cruz: “The Cuban regime has been a communist dictatorship since…”

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

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Iran Revolution—Why this is Different…Trump is not Obama

Published | Video Starts at 31:08

Give a little bit of an update for people that, so they understand what's happening on the ground there as we wrap things up. So look, The Cuban regime has been a communist dictatorship since 1959. As you know, that for me is not some abstract statement because my family was directly involved in it. My dad was a kid, he was 14 when he began fighting in the Cuban revolution. (31:08–31:13)

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Asserts that Cuba has been under a communist dictatorship since 1959.

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