We are not going to be able to allow in our hemisphere a country that becomes a crossroads for the activities of all of our adversaries around the world. We just can't allow it. We can't have a country where the people in charge of its military and in charge of its police department are openly cooperating with drug trafficking organizations. We're not going to allow that these things are direct threats to the United States. And we intend to use every element of leverage that we have to to ensure that that changes. (01:40–01:49)
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Asserts that Venezuelan military and police are cooperating with drug trafficking organizations.
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