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Ted Cruz: “The Muslim Brotherhood has branches in countries and…”

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Senator Ted Cruz Discusses Legislation on Muslim Brotherhood and IRS Policy Changes on Political Endorsements

Published | Video Starts at 04:41

Uh, it was founded in 1928 in Egypt. It was a fringe group for the first few decades, and then it grew dramatically inside of Egypt and then it spread beyond. The Muslim Brotherhood has branches in countries and territories all over the world. And they are openly committed to seizing control of those countries and seizing control of those territories. They explicitly intend to use violent jihad to overthrow non Islamist governments. (04:41–04:45)

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