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Ted Cruz: “The White House made bipartisan calls, courtesy calls to…”

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

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Ted Cruz Discusses Iran Conflict and U.S. Security on Fox News

Published | Video Starts at 00:49

Good to have a little bit of Texas in New York. Always good. The White House says this is not true. This is what Caroline Levitt said in the statement. She said The White House made bipartisan calls, courtesy calls to congressional leaders. I spoke to Senator Chuck Schumer before the strike. Congressman Hakeem Jeffries could not be reached until after, but he was briefed. What do you make of this? (00:49–00:54)

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Asserts that the White House communicated with congressional leaders about the strikes on Iran.

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