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Ted Cruz: “We're in day 34 of the Schumer shutdown.”

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

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Ted Cruz's SHOCKING prediction about the government shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 01:55

And it looks like after election they plan on finally getting the government back open. What can you tell us, Lawrence? I think that's right. We're in day 34 of the Schumer shutdown. There are real consequences, real harms people are suffering across the country. But the Democrats cynically decided they want to impose those harms because they want to demonstrate to their radical left wing base that they hate Donald Trump as much as the radicals do. (01:55–01:59)

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Asserts that the government shutdown has lasted 34 days.

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