Ted Cruz: “Their lawsuits are designed to destroy the American energy…”

“If this were really about reducing admissions, wouldn't we expect Energy foundation China to give a damn about the worst polluter on the face of the planet? That being communist China? That would be logical, yes, senator. And yet Their lawsuits are designed to destroy the American energy industry, which happens to perfectly coincide with the political objective of senate democrats to destroy the American energy industry. Would the result of that help or hurt America. And would it help or hurt China? Well, obviously, it would help China vis a vis the United States, and it would certainly be highly problematic for everyone in the United States.” (05:52–06:05)

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