00:00U.S. President Donald Trump says Cuba is nearing economic collapse.
00:05Due to the loss of support from Venezuela, he says Venezuela wants Cuba's...
00:10The main backer has recently stopped providing oil and financial assistance, leaving the...
00:15...island increasingly vulnerable.
00:17And Cuba will be failing.
00:20Cuba is really a nation that's very close to failing.
00:25You know, they got their money from Venezuela.
00:28They got the oil from Venezuela.
00:29They're not getting...
00:30They're not getting that anymore.
00:32The comments come in the aftermath of a U.S. military...
00:35...operation ordered by Washington, during which Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was...
00:40...captured in a raid.
00:41Since then, the Republican leader has signaled a tougher approach to...
00:45...towards Cuba, speaking openly about increasing pressure on its leadership.
00:49Trump argued that...
00:50...Cuba had long depended on Venezuelan oil and funding, but said that support had...
00:55...now effectively come to an end.
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