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Ted Cruz: “They [Iran] have over that time killed nearly 1,000…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 13:02

I mean, it's just absurd. But. But it. But it's actually. It's not the worst. The Washington Post wrote an obituary for the … They [Iran] have over that time killed nearly 1,000 Americans. … kill the two of us right now, he would. The only thing that is preventing him is that he's not able to, because he is trying to. (13:02–33:23)

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