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Stephen Lynch: “We saw this in Cuba where Fidel didn't have a lot of support…”

Featuring: Stephen Lynch, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 8th Congressional District

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Massachusetts Representative Stephen Lynch calls Trump's comments on running Venezuela "laughable"

Published | Video Starts at 07:52

The other piece is this. Venezuelans elected their president for the US President. To discard their wishes, I think will invite hostility against the United States. We saw this in Cuba where Fidel didn't have a lot of support until we ostracized him. and tried to make an example out of him. And it caused the local population in Cuba to rally around Fidel Castro. (07:52–08:00)

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Asserts that Fidel Castro gained support in Cuba after being ostracized by the US.

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