Ted Cruz: “This is someone who has cheered for Hamas. He has called for…”

“This man is a communist and he is a jihadist. And those are not. I'm not using those as empty epithets. Explain the jihadist aspect so people know what you mean by that. So listen, This is someone who has cheered for Hamas. He has called for the eradication of Israel. He is an Islamist. He believes in political Islam. He had told the people of New York that police brutality in New York was trained and taught by the idf, the Israeli Defense Forces.” (41:06–41:13)

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