And now Donald Trump is trying to remake himself in that image or the image of Putin or Xi or an authoritarian figure. The idea that we are controlling Venezuela, that Donald Trump's calling the shots, We do control the economic inflow and outflow [of Venezuela]. And if we can cut off the Venezuelan oil, which is the lifeblood of their country, we can bring them to heel. But how do we do that? (04:04–04:13)
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Asserts that the U.S. controls Venezuela's economic inflow and outflow.
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