Ted Cruz

As you know, I spent the entire day the day before this conflict began with President Trump.

He and I were together in Air Force One.

We flew from D.C.

to Texas together.

And then he asked me to join him in the beast in the presidential limo.

It was just the two of us one on one.

the entire time we were talking about what should he do in Iran, and what I was arguing to him, I support this attack and I urge this attack vigorously, and I said, listen, the regime has never been more vulnerable.

It is teetering and there is very little, if anything, that you could do that would more greatly enhance American national security than to see this radical Islamist regime collapse, to remove from power

An Ayatollah who chants death to America, who has been murdering Americans for years and who wants to kill as many Americans as he can.

Right.

Look, we weren't doing it for Iran's neighbors.

We weren't doing it for Saudi Arabia or UAE or Qatar.

We weren't doing it for Europe and we weren't doing it for Israel.

I know all of the Jew haters online like to say it's for Israel, it's for Israel, it's for Israel.

The Ayatollah chanted death to America.

He also chanted death to Israel.

But there's a reason the Ayatollah called Israel the little Satan and America the great Satan.

I believe if the Ayatollah had a nuclear weapon, he might have detonated it in Tel Aviv and killed vast numbers of Israelis.

But I actually think it is more likely if he could.

He would detonate a nuclear weapon in New York City or Los Angeles and kill as many Americans as possible.