Ted Cruz: “Tragically, we saw the very real consequences of that…”

“It speaks volumes that Rashida Tlaib was unwilling to even condemn chance of death to America in her own congressional district. That shows just how dangerous the ideological rot is. And Tragically, we saw the very real consequences of that ideological rot in letting unvetted Afghan immigrants into this country, one of whom just murdered one D.C. national Guardsman and may have murdered a second. We pray that he survives, but at this point, our prayers are with him because we don't know if he's going to survive the horrific attack. Yeah, it's truly incredible.” (31:50–32:06)

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