Heritage’s Kiron Skinner: Venezuela Is a Failed State Thanks to Nicolas Maduro and Socialism

RUSH TRANSCRIPT clip starts ░░░░░░░░ We just heard about ░░░░░░░░ but whatever it is ░░░░░░░░ will you know but ░░░░░░░░ has nothing to do ░░░░░░░░ our government ESPER The ░░░░░░░░ States government had nothing ░░░░░░░░ do with what is ░░░░░░░░ in Venezuela Maduro is ░░░░░░░░ brutal corrupt dictator We ░░░░░░░░ make the case that ░░░░░░░░ should step aside and ░░░░░░░░ an elected government to ░░░░░░░░ clip ends MELE The ░░░░░░░░ S is denying involvement ░░░░░░░░ an alleged coup attempt ░░░░░░░░ Nicolas Madero that ended ░░░░░░░░ the capture of two ░░░░░░░░ mercenaries SCHMITT It is ░░░░░░░░ else What is the ░░░░░░░░ story Joining us live ░░░░░░░░ weigh in is former ░░░░░░░░ advisor under the Trump ░░░░░░░░ and visiting fellow at ░░░░░░░░ Heritage Foundation what is ░░░░░░░░ initial reaction to this ░░░░░░░░ this a road mission ░░░░░░░░ is this bay of ░░░░░░░░ part 2 What do ░░░░░░░░ think SKINNER I listened ░░░░░░░░ the us president Secretary ░░░░░░░░ Defense and wait for ░░░░░░░░ facts to come out ░░░░░░░░ I would say that ░░░░░░░░ Madero lacks credibility at ░░░░░░░░ possible level and has ░░░░░░░░ looking for divergence repeatedly ░░░░░░░░ make us not examine ░░░░░░░░ s happening in Venezuela ░░░░░░░░ could not write a ░░░░░░░░ thriller that would match ░░░░░░░░ reality of what s ░░░░░░░░ in Venezuela It is ░░░░░░░░ than a failed state ░░░░░░░░ economic crisis is crushing ░░░░░░░░ enduring the prison riots ░░░░░░░░ of the combination of ░░░░░░░░ inability of that government ░░░░░░░░ manage COVID 19 provide ░░░░░░░░ and medicine and water ░░░░░░░░ prisoners in every direction ░░░░░░░░ see a failed state ░░░░░░░░ Maduro attempting to overthrow ░░░░░░░░ blaming the United States ░░░░░░░░ American mercenaries blaming the ░░░░░░░░ government he is blaming ░░░░░░░░ Guaido is running a ░░░░░░░░ government it is so ░░░░░░░░ and makes us realize ░░░░░░░░ 19 this global pandemic ░░░░░░░░ much as it is ░░░░░░░░ our country we have ░░░░░░░░ that must be addressed ░░░░░░░░ this is one of ░░░░░░░░ MELE Let s look ░░░░░░░░ this quote from the ░░░░░░░░ Department spokesman There is ░░░░░░░░ major disinformation campaign by ░░░░░░░░ Maduro campaign we are ░░░░░░░░ efforts to learn more ░░░░░░░░ about the activities of ░░░░░░░░ in the custody of ░░░░░░░░ former regime What do ░░░░░░░░ make of that The ░░░░░░░░ you have what will ░░░░░░░░ take to secure their ░░░░░░░░ SKINNER That is a ░░░░░░░░ worry and I think ░░░░░░░░ administration is on point ░░░░░░░░ it speaks of a ░░░░░░░░ campaign That is what ░░░░░░░░ m describing blaming everyone ░░░░░░░░ himself and his government ░░░░░░░░ secure the release of ░░░░░░░░ Americans I m worried ░░░░░░░░ those Americans being held ░░░░░░░░ many years since November ░░░░░░░░ 2017 on false embezzlement ░░░░░░░░ and they are still ░░░░░░░░ released and out of ░░░░░░░░ I hope nothing like ░░░░░░░░ happens for the two ░░░░░░░░ recently seized by the ░░░░░░░░ under Madero but the ░░░░░░░░ is not great and ░░░░░░░░ is why I say ░░░░░░░░ s wait for the ░░░░░░░░ of this administration secretary ░░░░░░░░ and Donald Trump are ░░░░░░░░ top of this and ░░░░░░░░ take it very seriously.”