Krauthammer: ‘It Was a Gesture’ to Put Sanctions on Maduro Himself; ‘It Was Very Weak’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT BAIER And ░░░░░░░░ pushing back on the ░░░░░░░░ even though it has ░░░░░░░░ been passed yet Let ░░░░░░░░ start with Venezuela KRAUTHAMMER ░░░░░░░░ at it was a ░░░░░░░░ I think it was ░░░░░░░░ weak If anything it ░░░░░░░░ have included the family ░░░░░░░░ families involved in drug ░░░░░░░░ and that they are ░░░░░░░░ corrupt But the other ░░░░░░░░ is that s the ░░░░░░░░ thing that would have ░░░░░░░░ a difference is if ░░░░░░░░ were to cut off ░░░░░░░░ imports to Venezuela that ░░░░░░░░ their entire economy BAIER ░░░░░░░░ don t want to ░░░░░░░░ the Venezuelan people KRAUTHAMMER ░░░░░░░░ understand but it will ░░░░░░░░ involve the people there ░░░░░░░░ no other way if ░░░░░░░░ want to do it ░░░░░░░░ and discreetly it will ░░░░░░░░ have any effect this ░░░░░░░░ is now being taken ░░░░░░░░ they are following the ░░░░░░░░ program they have advisors ░░░░░░░░ they have essentially abolished ░░░░░░░░ whether serious or not ░░░░░░░░ understand if you cut ░░░░░░░░ the oil imports then ░░░░░░░░ regime will think that ░░░░░░░░ U S Is responsible ░░░░░░░░ the economic response but ░░░░░░░░ in the country knows ░░░░░░░░ the economy is on ░░░░░░░░ knees because of an ░░░░░░░░ administration saying that they ░░░░░░░░ socialist and I think ░░░░░░░░ this point we have ░░░░░░░░ be serious and I ░░░░░░░░ add that other Latin ░░░░░░░░ would come in and ░░░░░░░░ this there is a ░░░░░░░░ support group up on ░░░░░░░░ Hill.”