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Ted Cruz: “The very day [Ronald Reagan] was sworn in, our hostages who…”

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

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Ted Cruz Presidential Announcement Full Speech

Published | Video Starts at 25:24

That we would go from crushing stagnation to booming economic growth to millions being lifted out of poverty and into prosperity and abundance. That The very day [Ronald Reagan] was sworn in, our hostages who were languishing in Iran would be released. And that within a decade, we would win the Cold War and tear the Berlin Wall to the ground. That would have seemed unimaginable. And yet, with the grace of God, that's exactly what happened. (25:24–25:33)

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Asserts that American hostages in Iran were released on the day Ronald Reagan was inaugurated.

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