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Ted Cruz: “The terrorists and the drug cartels are all sleeping a lot…”

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

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… by the president, I would sleep with one eye open, because, you know, a predator drone is really good at making things go boom in the night. And I think The terrorists and the drug cartels are all sleeping a lot less comfortable right now. Amen to that. They have not had to worry about this threat in my entire lifetime. And I think that's another part of the story where they've never been treated the way that now the President's treating them. (28:11–28:18)

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Asserts that terrorists and drug cartels are currently less comfortable due to recent actions.

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