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Rick Scott: “Millions have fled Venezuela, including almost 1.5 million…”

Featuring: Rick Scott, Republican | U.S. Senate, Florida

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Don't Blink: Senator Rick Scott on the Crisis in Venezuela | 2019 Concordia Americas Summit

Published | Video Starts at 06:19

Nicolas Maduro. This is obvious to most of us. Maduro is carrying out a genocide on his people. He's starving his own people. Tens of thousands have died. Millions have fled Venezuela, including almost 1.5 million refugees that have come into Colombia. While the evil Maduro is obvious to most of us, it's not obvious to the leaders of Cuba, Russia, China, Iran and shockingly, even some politicians in my country who have defended Maduro's regime. (06:19–06:27)

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Asserts that nearly 1.5 million Venezuelan refugees have fled to Colombia.

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