Ted Cruz fears the San Bernardino shooting is 'radical Islamic terrorism here at home'

Ted Cruz gives a speech on the San Bernardino shooting.
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Despite admitting that "details of what happened at San Bernardino are still unclear," Texas Sen. Ted Cruz went ahead and suggested Wednesday that the mass shooting in California could be tied to "radical Islamic terrorism."

"All of us are deeply concerned that this is yet another manifestation of terrorism, radical Islamic terrorism here at home," the Republican presidential candidate said at at the Republican Jewish Coalition's candidate forum Thursday.

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