Well, it's the Chinese and the Russians, Dana, who are stealing Venezuel Venezuelan oil. What the President is attempting to do is to get this country to where, again, it benefits from Venezuelan energy production. And The United States, I think, can play an important role because of the economic leverage we have there to lessen this reliance and dependence that Venezuela has on Russia and China. and the malign influence that they're creating in this hemisphere, which creates a national security threat to the United States, but also liberates the people of Venezuela. (02:05–02:16)
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Asserts that the U.S. can reduce Venezuela's dependence on Russia and China due to its economic leverage.
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