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Ted Cruz: “Three times lunatics have picked up guns and tried to…”

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THIRD Assassination Attempt on President Trump…while Democrats' Rhetoric Fuels the Fire

Published | Video Starts at 09:05

25% of self described very. Liberals say violence can sometimes be justified. These are the people laughing. These are the people making jokes about murdering President Trump. You know, it's not funny. Three times lunatics have picked up guns and tried to [murder President Trump]. do so. And one lunatic succeeded in shooting President Trump murdering someone else standing behind President Trump. This violence, it keeps happening over and over and over again. (09:05–09:09)

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