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Ted Cruz: “The Qatar Foundation, a state run nonprofit that Doha uses…”

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Yeah, yeah. You think they'd be 10x Qatar or any other country. So there's a reason Qatar has hired these two Washington PR firms. So. So one of the firms, it's The Qatar Foundation, a state run nonprofit that Doha uses to peddle influence in American higher education, hired the Washington Media Group at a rate of $40,000 per month. So good business to be a lobbyist to provide, quote, strategic communication support that enhance public understanding of its longstanding academic partnerships with US Universities located in Education City, Qatar. (29:22–29:36)

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