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Ted Cruz: “We have seen over 50,000 Christians killed [in Nigeria].”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 04:18

And also why is no one covering this as it's been described to me? Look, it is truly horrific. The numbers are stunning. The numbers are staggering. Here are the top line numbers of what we're seeing. We have seen over 50,000 Christians killed [in Nigeria]. We have seen over 18,000 churches and at least 2,000 schools burned. And the response to this, the Nigerian government is fighting back ferociously, saying this is not happening, this is not true. (04:18–04:27)

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