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Chris Wright: “President Biden raised the bounty on [Nicolas Maduro's] head…”

Featuring: Chris Wright, Republican | Secretary of Energy | National

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Published | Video Starts at 13:25

It was not about oil, but the Fact that they had oil gave us a great tool to, to drive positive reform again without soldiers and without taxpayer money. So Nicolas Maduro was arrested because he has been a gang leader, a drug trafficker. President Biden raised the bounty on [Nicolas Maduro's] head to $25 million. President Trump raised it to $50 million. So probably the most sought after single individual in this world. So not only was he impoverishing his own nation, but he was a major drug runner into the United States. (13:25–13:32)

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Asserts that President Biden raised the bounty on Nicolas Maduro to $25 million, and President Trump raised it to $50 million.

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