Ted Cruz: “Those are also federal taxpayer money.”

“And we on this podcast that the single largest funder of Al Shabaab, which is the radical Islamic terrorist group that is in Somalia, their number one funder was the taxpayers of Minnesota. And Those are also federal taxpayer money. So look, I expect the Department of Justice, they've already prosecuted a number of the fraudsters at the lower level, but I hope they go right up the ladder of accountability and any politicians that are responsible.” (28:20–28:23)

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