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James Lankford: “The United States position for now, six years, I believe…”

Featuring: James Lankford, Republican | U.S. Senate, Oklahoma

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Published | Video Starts at 06:26

Well, I would tell you the Venezuelan people do. They voted against Maduro in the last election. But do you support the United States pushing for regime change? I would tell you The United States position for now, six years, I believe, has been that [Maduro] is not the recognized leader of Venezuela. We've supported the opposition leaders, the past two opposition leaders in Venezuela. And would you support it with arms? Biden did that with American arms. Boots. Arms is a different issue. (06:26–06:34)

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Asserts that the U.S. has not recognized Maduro as Venezuela's leader for six years.

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