Carlos Gimenez: “Nicolas Maduro, without a doubt, was the leader of one of…”

“Over half a million Americans have lost their lives to the poison that's being transported to our country by these cartels. And Nicolas Maduro, without a doubt, was the leader of one of those cartels. And so what the President of the United States did was to save American lives. And, yes. Which is the most important thing that we have to do as a government is protect American citizens.” (14:40–14:46)

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