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Rick Scott Asked Point Blank About Trump Saying The US Should 'Take Cuba'

Published | Video Starts at 04:03

What if it doesn't, what if the government doesn't fall there? Well, I mean, I think it's going to. And that's a decision that the people of Cuba are going to do. I mean, They don't have electricity, they don't have resources. The government has just destroyed the island. I can just tell you the people are wonderful. Look at how Miami is built based on smart Cubans coming to Miami. So they have a lot of smart people. (04:03–04:09)

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Asserts that Cuba lacks electricity and resources due to government actions.

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