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Ted Cruz: “They didn't vet them. They just said, hey, the more people…”

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Terror Comes to America from Biden Afghan Terrorists

Published | Video Starts at 04:04

After that, they began shipping in thousands and tens of thousands and even hundreds of thousands of Afghans. And because ideologically they don't acknowledge radical Islamic terrorism as a threat, They didn't vet them. They just said, hey, the more people we bring into this country who hate America, the more people are going to vote Democrat. That's the only justification. It's like ignorance, an ideology, plus a long term political objective. And we've seen it. We've seen it with the Somali invasion in Minnesota and the tragedies that are unfolding there. (04:04–04:14)

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Asserts that the Biden administration did not vet Afghan arrivals and had political motivations.

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