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Ted Cruz: “When Donald Trump was president, he killed Qassam Soleimani…”

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IRAN MURDERS U.S. TROOPS | Verdict Ep.198

Published | Video Starts at 03:28

And ironically, look, the left thinks that weakness avoids war. The left thinks that appeasement is the way to go. Weakness makes war more likely. Bullies do not respect weakness. And you contrast this. When Donald Trump was president, he killed Qassam Soleimani, the leader of the Iranian military responsible for the murder of hundreds of servicemen and women. He ordered a strike, he took him out. And you saw Iran behave differently. And let's remind people when he did that, the media said that he was taking us … (03:28–03:43)

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Asserts that former President Donald Trump ordered the killing of Qassam Soleimani, who was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of US servicemen and women.

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