But its impact on our hemisphere, its impact on the United States, gangs, drugs and guns coming in quantities to our country, we figured that has to end. There have been sanctions on Venezuelan oil for years. We just enforce them. An actual quarantine that changed the US leverage to drive Venezuela towards improved behavior. It's not a Jeffersonian democracy yet, but it's meaningfully better than it was three months ago. (21:08–21:11)
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