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Ted Cruz: “Maduro is the dictator of Venezuela. He is number one…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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So, Venezuela. Yeah, I think it's really important that people understand the why here. So Nicolas Maduro and his wife were both arrested and they were transported to New York City. Maduro is the dictator of Venezuela. He is number one illegitimate in power. He had been the number two when Hugo Chavez, a communist, when he died in office. So Hugo Chavez, you look at Venezuela's history in 1950, where do you think Venezuela ranked in terms of GDP per capita? (17:31–17:37)

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Asserts that Nicolas Maduro is an illegitimate dictator of Venezuela.

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