republicans, they d like to do something. we ll see whoo can happen. we re always protecting our second amendment. i want to make it clear. our second amendment will be protected fully. how is john bolton we re dealing on venn way la right now. it s going to be very interesting period of time. we re also trying to help a lot of venezuelans dying. they have no food. they have no water. we are trying to help a lot of them. a lot of them have escaped, so to speak into colombia and into different places. we re trying to help those people that have been able to get out. we are dealing with a lot of things having to do with venezue venezuela. my attitude on venezuela is a very tough one. frankly my attitude on cuba is a tough one and in a way they go hand in hand because cuba has always made it possible for venezuela to do what they are doing and that s ending now.
stands at a political cross roads with nicola maduro still in power. part of the key to his power has been exploring the country s abundant natural resource. not only the oil reserves but also a wealth of gold. but of course there is a dark and bloody side to the venezuelan gold trade. and isa soares got a look at the minds that are deep in the jungle and the crooked gold route keeping maduro in power. a warning to all of you, some of the pictures in this story are graphic. zp reporter: on the fringes of the forest, corrupt military hide among the land, rich minerals, and gold. all this has made this area maduro s el dorado. and it s this that s giving him the financial lifeline. we ve come deep into venezuela to find out how nicolas maduro
we must do that. because we did close those asylums and mental institutions because they were not doing the job. but then we didn t solve the problem. we didn t take care of those individuals. so too many end up in prisons. and so we do have to increase access. and we must begin to say we ve got to do everything we can to take care of those individuals. i certainly hope you re part of this going forward. i appreciate your input this morning. thank you. i ll be glad to be part of it. all right. john, the crisis at venezuela is entering a new and dangerous front. up next, an exclusive look at the human cost of that country s gold industry.
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the network expands beyond venezuela. in 2018, maduro twraded venezuelan gold to turkey. some for exchange to food that the government used in subsidized food boxes. but it didn t stop there. according to a source at the venezuelan central bank, 26 tons of gold were taken out of the bank to the end of april. they were put into private airplanes and a destination, middle east and africa. that s $1.6 billion. much of it securitying u. in u.s. sanctions. directly and also via uganda on a russian plane in exchange for euros. translator: maduro is at the helm of a criminal enterprise. he has hijacked all the state institutions to work in his service. this has allowed him to corrupt