Markwayne Mullin: “Venezuela could be that example that they used to be a…”

“Where do you see this going? And obviously, do you back the president in his moves against Maduro? Absolutely, 100% back the President on this. And that report is correct. Venezuela could be that example that they used to be a democracy. And what an economy can happen when you actually have free and open elections and allow the people to choose. What's happened is Maduro has taken over the country.” (05:31–05:36)

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