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Ted Cruz: “What I urged the president was hold the line, hold the line…”

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

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We'll learn more, we'll talk more. But as you know I spoke with the president this week, spent about 20 minutes on the phone with him talking predominantly about Iran and What I urged the president was hold the line, hold the line, stand strong, no nukes, no nukes, no nukes. And the president adamantly agreed with me. We were on exactly the same page. So I'm hopeful this is, this is a good development but it's too early to tell. (33:28–33:35)

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Asserts that Ted Cruz urged the president to maintain a strong stance against nuclear weapons in Iran.

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