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Ted Cruz: “We saw Russia invade [Ukraine], and we saw October 7th as…”

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

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Ted Cruz at CPAC on 'No Kings Day'

Published | Video Starts at 24:08

Joe Biden came into office in 2021. He inherited a world with peace and prosperity, and he was weak and feckless. And what happened? We saw war break out all over the globe. We saw Russia invade [Ukraine], and we saw October 7th as Hamas invaded Gaza. Tragically, they do. And that is the consequence. The reason for those wars is because Joe Biden was so weak that our enemies were not afraid of him. (24:08–24:15)

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Asserts that Russia invaded Ukraine and Hamas invaded Gaza during Biden's presidency.

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