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Senator Ted Cruz warns communism is spreading across the United States like a "poison”

Insufficient Evidence: Senator Ted Cruz warns communism is spreading across the United States like a "poison”.

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Senator Ted Cruz warns communism is spreading across the United States like a "poison”
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Sen. Cruz: ‘We Need To Stand Up and Deal Directly with the Threat China Poses’

cruz.senate.gov5/21/2020
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Sen. Cruz: A Dictator is Dead, But His Dark, Repressive Legacy Will Not...

cruz.senate.gov11/30/2016
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Sen. Cruz: ‘We Need To Stand Up and Deal Directly with the Threat China Poses’

cruz.senate.gov5/21/2020
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