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Ted Cruz: “The reason we have a war in Ukraine is because Joe Biden was…”

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

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Sen Ted Cruz: The war in Ukraine will be over by the END OF THIS YEAR

Published | Video Starts at 00:31

And it really is a sharp dichotomy. It illustrates the difference between a strong commander in chief and a weak commander in chief. The reason we have a war in Ukraine is because Joe Biden was so unbelievably weak as President of the United States because of his disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan that encouraged Putin and every other aggressor on the face of the planet. And you put on top of that that Joe Biden waived the sanctions on Nord Stream 2 and gave a multibillion dollar gift to Russia that caused the war in Ukraine, we are seeing the prospect of peace. (00:31–00:46)

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Asserts that Joe Biden's perceived weakness and withdrawal from Afghanistan encouraged the war in Ukraine.

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