Gips tomorrow night on special report. Remember we had all three candidates on our show. Thanks forjd inviting us into your home tonight, fair, balanced and still unafraid. You just heard from donald trump speaking at aipac. Up next you will here senator ted cruz. Earlier today each president ial candidate except for Bernie Sanders made the long trek from the campaign trail out west washington, d. C. To address aipac. You will hear from the other candidates in just moments. Rick klein and from the daily beast jackie kucinich. Rick, first to you. We just heard donald trump in probably one of the most interesting. He spoke from prepared remarks. He actually got advanced copy. This is the first time. He usually he shoots from the hip. He likes to criticize teleprompters. This was president ial trump. He knew this was high stakes speech and he didnt want to screw it up. He had prepared text which
is new for him. He tries to show some thought in this speech. Lk he realizes this is an important constituency. And part of a Broader Group saying this guy could very well be the republican nominee. He might be president. Lets start paying attention. There is a few crowds in washington and elsewhere serious about policy aipac. They want to do hear very specific ideas from him. They have seen the criticism in the past and i think they saw at least a thought out speech from him. If you are just sort of dropped in from another planet today you would see a very strong advocate for israel, donald trump. He did get criticism some time ago even by the g. O. P. Candidates because he said he want to remain neutral in the palestinian israeli conflict. Today he didnt say any of that today is he going to stand strong with israel much different than president obama. He also talked about cutting off foreign aid to israel earlier in the day. Playing hot and cold, getting warmer and warmer. Finally with this speech it was hot. You say all the right things to the crowd like aipac. Teleprompter, he didnt go off the script because this is such high stakes. He needed to look president ial here. This isnt you dont get any doovers on a stage this big with a crowd like that. Of course, we are looking live because senator ted cruz will be stepping out at any minute, Just Announced his name. Lets see if he is going to walk out. Here he comes. Senator ted cruz to aipac. He is the last of the candidates. Senator Bernie Sanders was thea only and he is jewish, was the only candidate not to address aipac and there is senator Ted Cruz Making his way through the crowd. Its a very grateful crowd senator ted cruz actually to all these candidates. They are all this is a conservative group in general it . Is very few crowds that can campaign everyone off the campaign trail. . S]lp except for Bernie Sanders. Bernie sanders delivered his own shadow speak while traveling out west. You ne aipac on your side. You really cant h afford to be at odds with aipac and
the agenda they push. They dont endorse. Big money donors but the organization does not endorse. True. But senator cruz is someone who has been courting the Jewish Community from the very beginning. You know, looking for donors and their support. And here he goes. God bless aipac. [cheers and applause] im thrilled to be here with you today. Let me say at the outset, perhaps to the surprise of the previous speaker, palestine has not existed since 1948. [cheers and applause] on wednesday night of this week. In synagogues across the world, joosh jewish people will read the magilla which tells the story of porum,
the miraculous rescue. The miraculous rescue of the jewish people from the hands of a wicked persian king. When the evil doer haman plots to kill the jews he describes them as a nation that is scattered and spread out. Teaches that the jewish people at the time were divided amongst themselves and that the lesson is that when the forces of good are divided, evil can prevail. But, when we come together in unity together, we can defeat tyrants. [cheers and applause] today, we are reliving history. Facing a similar time of challenge for america and for israel. But today i give you a word of hope. In the next few months we will bring this country together first byv unifying the Republican Party and then by reaching out and building a coalition of young people and hispanics and africanamericans and women and Blue Collar Workers and Jewish Voters and reagan democrats. [ applause ] which will load to a commanding victory in november that unifies this country and brings us together. [ applause ] and standing together, america will stand with israel and defeat radical islamic terrorism. [cheers and applause] i want to thank the delegates, theyp fz over 18,000 people here, the 4,000 young people. The leaders of the proisrael movement who are gathered here today. You will play a critical leadership making this happen and bring us together. Indeed, just today, my colleague Lindsey Graham very kindly hosted an event for me here which should allay any doubt anyone might have that the god of abraham, isaac, and jacob can still do miracles. [ applause ] i want to begin by asking all of us to remember taylor force, a texan who hailed scout, a west point graduate, an army veteran. On march 8th, he was stabbed to death by a Palestinian Terrorist in israel. The terrorist didnt ask for his passport. Influenced by the relentless has fostered genocidal hatred towards jews, all he
cared about was injuring or killing as many civilians as possible, at least 10 people were wounded by the time the terrorist was neutralized. The brutal murder of taylor force is yet another reminder that america and israel are in the fight together against radical islamic, terrorists. [cheers and applause] wouldwe need a president who wil be a champion for america. We need a president who will be a champion for israel. [ applause ] in my time in the senate, i have endeavored to do both. In the four years i have been serving in the senate, i have been privilege to do travel three times to the state of israel. [ applause ] filibuster i had the great privilege of seeing the ziv hospital in northern israel
where they have treated over a thousand refugees wounded in that horrible civil war have done so free of charge, showing the heart and character of the people of israel. [ applause ] when the nation of iran named as their ambassador to abuladi a known terrorist who had participated in Holding Americans hostage in the late 1970s, people in washington said there was nothing we could do. I was proud to introduce legislation barring him from coming to america. Senate 100 to 0. It passed the house 4350. It was signed into law by president obama. [ applause ] when israel was facing relentless rocket attacks
from hamas, and the prays of all of us and people across the world were with israel Prime Minister netanyahu powerfully observed we are using Missile Defense to protect our civilians. And they are using their civilians to protect their missiles. [ applause ] i entirely agree with Prime MinisterNetanyahu Hamas would place rockets in elementary schools. They place their headquarters in the basement of a hospital. I would noted that Hillary Clinton in 2014 explained this as follows, quote hamas puts its missiles, its rockets in civilian areas. Part of it is because gaza is prettyvb small and its densely populated. [ laughter ]
well, madam secretary, with all respect, the reason missiles are in schools is not because gaza is small. The reason missiles are in school is because hamas are terrorist monsters using children as human shields. [cheers and applause] and in response to this atrocity i was proud to join with new york democrat Kirsten Gillibrand in authorizing a resolution condemning hamas use of human shields as a war crime and that resolution passed both houses unanimously. [ applause ] in the midst of these rocket attacks, we saw the Obama Administration cancel civilian Airline Flights in the nation of israel. When that happened, i publicly asked the question did this administration just
launch and economic boycott on the nation of israel . [ applause ] the administration does not ban flights into pakistan, does not ban flights into yemen, does not ban flights into afghanistan. Indeed, did not ban flights into much of ukraine and you rainy had just ukraine had just seen a passenger airliner shot down by a russian missile. So why exactly was a disproportionate sanction put on israel because one rocket fell harmlessly away from nigerian airport, one of the safest airports in the world . [ applause ] why was that time to coincide with john kerry with 47 million for gaza that would inevitably end up with Hamas Terrorists . When i asked that question
the state department was asked is this an economic boycott of israel in the state Department Said that we refuse to answer. So i responded, fine, i will place a hold on every nominee to the state÷p department. [ applause ] shortly thereafter former mayor wrote saying it was state to fly to israel. [ applause ] and as a result of mayor bloombergs efforts and my efforts and that of millions of others, the heat and light and attention became too much on this administration and within 36 hours, the administration lifted its ban on civilian air flights to israel. [ applause ]
looking forward, as president , i will lead very, very differently from the current administration. [ applause ] imagine just a few years ago if i had come to an aipac conference and suggested that the Prime Minister of israel was going to come to america, address a joint session of congress, and he would be boycotted by the president of the United States, the Vice President of the United States, and every member of the cabinet. That would have been dismissed as crazy, . E fanciful. That could never happen. And, sadly, that is what did happen when Prime Minister netanyahu came to address congress. [ applause ] in a similar vein, my leading republican opponent has promised that he as president would be neutral between israel and the palestinians. Well, let me be very, very
clear. As president , i will not be neutral. [ applause ] america will stand unapologetically with the nation of israel. [cheers and applause] so what does that mean specifically . Lets start with2g todays persian king, the nation of iran. Both Hillary Clinton and donald trump have said they would maintain this iranian deal, although donald, as promised, he is good at negotiating, get a better deal. My view is very different. On the first day in office, i will rip this catastrophic Iranian Nuclear deal to shreds. [cheers and applause]
this agreement gives over 100 billion to the ayatollah cominy, the worlds leading state sponsor of terrorism. That dwarfs the 3 billion in military aid we give each year to the nation of israel. That difference is not just unconnable. It is fundamentally immoral. On the first day if i am president , we will reimpose sanctions on iran. [ applause ] in a mockery of this Iranian Nuclear deal, iran has continued with missile tests including launching a missile with the words printed on it in both hebrew a q earth. Khomeini, if i am president and iran launch as missile
test, we will shoot that missile down. [cheers and applause] he and in january 2017, we have a commander and chief who says under no circumstances will iran be allow to do acquire nuclear weapons, either you will shut down your nuclear1 programs or we will shut1 it down for you. [ applause ] a year ago when Prime Minister netanyahu addressed congress, i was honor to do join the great ellie wozel on a Panel Discussion in the senate about this disastrous iranian deal. Not a single democrat was willing to join ellie wozel to sit alongside someone who
witnessed firsthand the horrors of the holocaust, who brings a moral weight and gravity second4vth÷5csyq tou was both powerful and humbling. I am convinced, after this election, the American People will stand and say together, never again means never again. [ applause ] on my very first day in office, i will begin the process of moving the American Embassy and israel to jerusalem, the once and eternal capital of israel. [cheers and applause] now, i recognize for years a whole lot of president ial candidates, both republicans and democrats, have said that in deed. I recognize some candidates have said that standing here today. Heres the difference, i will do it. [ applause ] and as president , i will do everything in my power to ensure that anyone who provides Financial Support to the bdf movement, including schools and universities will lose any access to federal funding. [ applause ] [cheers and applause] and to the extent that they ve engagedun in illegal behavior, they will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. [ applause ] all of us here understand that israel is not the barrier to peace. ÷ the palestinian
authority and a socalled unity government with hamas that celebrates the murder of women and children and incites and even compensates the terrorist attacks. If the palestinians try to push through United Nations resolution tmk unilaterally declare palestinian statehood, america will veto that resolution. [cheers and applause] indied i will tell you today i would fly to new york to personally veto it myself. [cheers and applause] why on earth did a cuban american texan become one of
the leading defenders of israel in the United States congress . I would say there are several reasons. First of all, i understand that standing with israel benefits america. [ applause ] israel is a liberal democracy that shares our values. Israel is a steadfast and loyal ally and our military aid to israel is not charity. It is rather furthering the Vital National security interests of the United States of america whether it is Missile Defense from iron dome to david sling or whether it is intelligence and militarynu÷ cooperation, israel provides an enormous benefit to keeping america safe and protecting us from radical islamic terrorists. [ applause ] blue but on a very
personal level much of my view of israel is on a family story. My father was born and raised in cuba. As a kid, he fought in the cuban resolution. He was imprisoned. He was e tortured. My father fled cuba in 1957. When he came to america he had nothing. He had 100 sewn into his underwear and he washed dishes making 50 cents an hour. He paid his way through school and he went on to start a small business. When i was a kid, my dad used to say to me over and over again, when i faced oppression in cuba, i had a place to flee to. If we lose our freedom here, where do we go . And i will tell you it is an incredible blessing to be the child of an immigrant who fled oppression andin came to america seeking freedom. There is one other nation on
earth like the United States of america who was created as oasis to people of hope who had faced oppression, had faced horrible murder and persecution, the nation of israel, like america is, a beacon of light unto the world. And all of us here understand as Ronald Reagan did,qumq that peace is achievable only through strength. This is what israel understands. When you are surrounded by neighbors who would drive you into the sea, somehow you dont have time for political c correctness. [ applause ] weakness is provocative. Appeasement increases the chance of military conflict. Indeed, i believe this Iranian Nuclear deal is munich in 1938, and we risk, once again, catastrophic consequences to allowing a homicidal maniac to acquire the tools to murder millions. [ applause ] the way to avoid conflict is to stand up to bullies it is worth remembering that this same nation, iran, in 1981, released our hostages the day Ronald Reagan was sworn in to office. [ applause ]eo that is a difference a strong commander and chief can make. And together, standing as one, we can and will do it again. Thank you, god bless america, and. [speaking foreign language] senator ted cruz is the last of all the candidates to speak at aipac. They have all been there today. Jackie, secretary of state Hillary Clinton was there having to defend her agreements with that deal with iran. Yeah, she did. Tough sell. Tough sell. By going after donald trump that was some of her biggest applause line is when she was talking about donald trump and talking about him being unpresident ial and unable to even do any kind of deals Foreign Policy realm. Senator ted cruz hitting neutral. He has he since backed off that. Ted cruz speaks the language not just the hebrew he dropped at the end there, this is very much Second Nature for him. Connecting with the audience talking about israel that comment, i have heard from friends in the room today, he got texts even during the speech they are very
skeptical over that pledge of suppose neutrality. Trump tried to walk that back. Kasich and cruz both dont want to let anyone he had said that. Hard to gauge who got the warmer reception. Iaba3n sort of think that donald trump got more applause. The expectation for senator ted cruz was different. They expected him to be fully supportive. We have seen this during the break. If you have seen ted cruz speak to the israel lobby,