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Ted Cruz: “The United States, by the way, the Biden administration…”

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

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Maduro Arrested-Why Trump Ordered this Historic Attack & the Detailed Legal Basis for his Authori...

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That may have been he may have enjoyed that immunity back in 2017, 2018, but 2019, when he ignored the results of the election and seized power illegitimately, everyone agrees he was illegitimate. The United States, by the way, the Biden administration agreed that the first Trump administration agreed that most of the rest of the world has acknowledged that Maduro stayed in power illegitimately. One exception from head of state immunity is if the government invites you in in this case, I think you would say there's not an operational government that is legitimate, … (46:38–46:50)

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Asserts that both U.S. administrations and much of the world recognize Maduro's illegitimate hold on power.

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