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Marco Rubio: “The elements of control in that country, the people with the…”

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio Testifies on Venezuela

Published | Video Starts at 1:16:51

Well, she didn't share that with me or with us, but I would sell this to you. The president is acknowledging is that today, as it stands, whether we like it or not, The elements of control in that country, the people with the guns, the people that control the guns in the instances, institutions of government there, are in the hands of this regime. So we either, you know, on the one hand we're getting criticized some People are saying we don't want regime change. On the other hand, we're being criticized for not undertaking regime change. (1:16:51–1:17:00)

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Asserts that the current regime in Venezuela controls the military and government institutions.

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