Ted Cruz: “This is the third time that we have had an assassin, an…”

“And this is what the left has normalized. You know, tragically, that is exactly right. This is the third time that we have had an assassin, an armed assassin, attempt to assassinate President Trump. This keeps happening over and over and over again. Now, thank God, and I hope everyone literally said a prayer of thanks to God that President Trump is unharmed, that the entire cabinet and administration is unharmed.” (00:42–00:51)

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