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Marco Rubio: “In Venezuela, there is no legitimate country or cooperation…”

Featuring: Marco Rubio, Republican | Secretary of State, United States | National

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JUST IN: Secretary Of State Marco Rubio Holds Press Briefing Alongside Ecuadorian Foreign Minister

Published | Video Starts at 16:53

And that is why they were indicted by the courts in the U.S. but with Ecuador and other friendly countries, they're cooperating with us. In Venezuela, there is no legitimate country or cooperation. They are in fact involved in drug trafficking. Do the agreements that you mentioned, including those include taking third country migrants deported from the US and is Ecuador agreeing to do this in exchange for security aid that Secretary Rubio just Just announced. (16:53–17:01)

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Asserts that Venezuela is not a legitimate country and is involved in drug trafficking.

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