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Ted Cruz: “Hugo Chavez was arrested in the wake of a failed coup…”

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Venezuela Victory Part 2–Historically Transforming Latin America & What Happens Next

Published | Video Starts at 06:49

She is ruthless to the core, as they described it, saying that she was a businesswoman that the mob would even be afraid of. Yeah, I mean, listen, I mentioned Flores got her start with Hugo Chavez, actually. Hugo Chavez was arrested in the wake of a failed coup attempt in 1992, and Flores stepped forward as his lawyer. And in fact, she was such a socialist and such a Marxist, she was literally spray painting Chavez's names on walls around Caracas. (06:49–06:59)

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Asserts that Hugo Chavez was arrested after a failed coup attempt in 1992 and Flores was his lawyer.

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