I think the president respects the CIA as much as he ever has. It's a great day, not just for our military, for our CIA. There's no question that The people in Venezuela who are still in charge of the apparatus of the government are sanctioned and indicted officials. And they've been in league with Nicolas Maduro until just yesterday. I think President Trump wants to give them a chance to turn a new page. Now, that's happened in the past. (17:12–17:20)
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Asserts that current Venezuelan government officials are sanctioned and indicted.
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