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Ted Cruz: “Trump came in, obliterated isis, destroyed their caliphate…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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And he just ignores reality. Because, look, in the first term, Donald Trump, when he came into office, ISIS had a caliphate the size of the state of Indiana. Trump came in, obliterated isis, destroyed their caliphate, took them out entirely. Donald Trump took out General Soleimani, he took out Al Baghdadi. Those are not the actions of an isolationist. (23:29–23:35)

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