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Ted Cruz: “The Trump administration has a real fork in the road. They…”

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

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Interview with Senator Ted Cruz on Iran, China, and U.S. Economic Policies

Published | Video Starts at 05:07

Look, when we had maximum pressure before the Iranian oil, we saw their sales plummet and it was not a big problem for China. China can stop buying this oil. And critically, with the rest of the tariffs, listen, I think The Trump administration has a real fork in the road. They can either go down the road or of using the incredible leverage that President Trump has to negotiate much lower tariffs from our trading partners. That's the right path. As you said, that would be a massive economic victory for America, historic victory for President Trump. (05:07–05:20)

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Asserts that Trump has the leverage to negotiate lower tariffs with trading partners.

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