President Trump said Thursday that U.S. aid supplies had gotten into Venezuela, despite the country’s authoritarian leader publicly refusing to allow shipments.

“We’re sending supplies, supplies are getting through a little bit more. It’s not easy,” Trump said during a press conference in Vietnam after nuclear summit talks failed with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

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