Ted Cruz: “They [Qatar] are spending millions of dollars funding bots.”

“And it's frustrating because I don't think people understand the threat that Qatar is to this country at all. Look, Qatar is not our friend. Qatar is spending hundreds of millions of dollars lobbying the United States government. They [Qatar] are spending millions of dollars funding bots. You look at the anti Semitic content, you look at the anti American content that is online, Qatar is funding it. By the way, you look at the anti Semitic protests on college campuses, Qatar is funding that.” (00:35–18:48)

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