Ted Cruz

That is, look, when he calls us the great Satan and understand this is not hypothetical.

I want to underscore my view.

I am, as a general matter, very reluctant to use military force.

I think the Iraq war was a mistake.

I have been vocal for a long time that the Iraq war was a mistake.

Why do I think it was a mistake?

Because Saddam Hussein was not waging war against the United States.

He was not killing vast numbers of Americans.

He was not pledging to kill vast numbers of Americans.

The Ayatollah was.

Over 90% of the funding for Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis had come from Iran.

They were murdering Americans year after year after year.

They were trying to murder President Trump.

And that is why the president acted.

And look at all we've accomplished.

Give a listen to the president on everything we've accomplished so far.

Yeah, listen, Pam Bondi is a good friend of mine.

I think she took on what may be the single hardest job in the entire administration.

The Department of Justice, there is a deep state at DOJ and at the FBI who fought her from day one, who have been waging war, trying to prevent her efforts to bring back integrity, to take the politicization out of the Department of Justice.

And it's been an uphill battle.