Prior To Departing On Marine One, President Trump Comments About Cuba & Venezuela
/The White House
Washington DC
12 September 2019
REMARKS BY PRESIDENT TRUMP BEFORE MARINE ONE DEPARTURE
South Lawn
5:47 P.M. EDT
Q Mr. President, how was John Bolton holding you back on Venezuela, sir?
THE PRESIDENT: Say it.
Q How was John Bolton holding you back on Venezuela? Do you want more in military --
THE PRESIDENT: Well, we're dealing on Venezuela right now. It's going to be a very interesting period of time. We're also trying to help a lot of Venezuelans who are dying. They have no food. They have no water. And we are trying to help. A lot them have escaped, so to speak, into Colombia and different places. We're trying to help those people that have been able to get out.
But we are dealing with a lot of things having to do with Venezuela. My attitude on Venezuela is a very tough one. And, frankly, my attitude on Cuba is a very tough one. And, in a way, they go hand in hand, because Cuba has always made it possible for Venezuela to do what they’re doing. And, frankly, that’s ending now. And, likewise, Venezuela, through the oil, took care of Cuba. A lot of that is ending right now.
