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Ted Cruz: “The Iranian Ayatollah was, until yesterday, actively trying…”

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

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Some Iranians knew Ayatollah Khamenei before he became Supreme Leader, described him as a, quote, closet moderate. Look, that is sick. This is the same Ayatollah who regularly … The Iranian Ayatollah was, until yesterday, actively trying to murder the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump. … allowed Iran in there Hezbollah had a major beachhead to wage war in Venezuela to attack the United States. (13:50)

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Asserts that the Iranian Ayatollah was attempting to murder President Trump.

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