María Corina Machado

The largest oil reserves in the world have been walking around those areas where that oil is actually beneath the ground and you see children eating from garbage.

The largest oil reserves in the world have been walking around those areas where that oil is actually beneath the ground and you see children eating from garbage.

Yeah, sure.

Yeah, sure.

Look, this is a result that's been tried in Venezuela and elsewhere.

Look, this is a result that's been tried in Venezuela and elsewhere.

You get into power through elections, and then from within, you start undermining every single...

You get into power through elections, and then from within, you start undermining every single...

democratic institution.

democratic institution.

You go against the media.

You go against the media.

You control the media.

You control the media.

And you can see this pattern in Venezuela, how Chávez started pressing or buying space and publicity and then buying the whole media outlets.

And you can see this pattern in Venezuela, how Chávez started pressing or buying space and publicity and then buying the whole media outlets.

and through censorship and changing the laws in order to be very, very risky to speak out.

and through censorship and changing the laws in order to be very, very risky to speak out.

And then it went also with the private sector in every single area of production.

And then it went also with the private sector in every single area of production.