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Ted Cruz: “The Trump administration is now telling US that is 18,000…”

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

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DEMS Let 18K Terrorists into America plus Trump Leads on AI & Moving to Designate the Muslim Brot...

Published | Video Starts at 10:19

They did not go after the gotaways. They literally imported 2 million potential criminals into this country. Now there's a smaller subset of those who we have evidence they are likely terrorists. The Trump administration is now telling US that is 18,000 people who we believe are likely terrorists. That is dangerous. And it really underscores the urgency with which the Trump administration is going after and arresting and incarcerating and deporting those who are terrorists, those who are murderers, those who are rapists, those who are child molesters, those who are gang bangers. (10:19–10:28)

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