Ted Cruz: “We're going to see, I think hundreds, if not thousands of…”

“So I think that starts happening today. I think October 1st you start seeing pink slips. I think we will … We're going to see, I think hundreds, if not thousands of left wing bureaucrats fired in the next several days. … of hhs, who's. A longtime friend of mine. He was actually a groomsman in my wedding. Great guy. I asked him, I said, okay, the White House asked every cabinet agency prepare a list of people for the rif.” (15:16–15:19)

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