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Jim McGovern: “He's threatened to close Venezuelan airspace.”

Featuring: Jim McGovern, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 2nd Congressional District

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Trump is Sleepwalking America into a WAR with Venezuela

Published | Video Starts at 01:53

That is what we are talking about. This is not some hypothetical, abstract debate. Donald Trump has already engaged in acts that are considered hostile under US Law. He's threatened to close Venezuelan airspace. He says he plans a naval blockade against the country soon. He has warned that military strikes on Venezuela will start, quote, very soon, end quote. (01:53–01:56)

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