Jesse Ventura’s unexpected friendship with Fidel Castro

Jesse Ventura discusses his experiences with Fidel Castro and why he wants a second meeting with the President

[@jerseyneil1]

He's absolutely right, as George Carlin always says, we get to choose between 2 parties, one more than a dictatorship.

[@WideReciever360]

Not really. They’re both pretty much the same.

[@willking1625]

George Carlin. It's a Big Club. And You Ain't in it..

[@allenfields1522]

We have 2 party system that gives 2 American ideas! They're supposed to work together but sometimes they don't, cuba is a dictatorship ruled by him!!!!!! Like a king

[@allenfields1522]

@WheelieBinMonster your crazy! What party had a war over freeing the slaves,taxes& land...Republicans What party acutally wrote& mandated for civil rights....Republicans Huge difference between the partys! Even LBJ& JFK voted against giving civil rights before they were POTUS&VP Which party they was....Democrats! They wanted to keep them in slavery! Carlin was a commie pinco, funny but a commie pinco! He was a Catholic& remained a atheist!

[@SleepyDroid]

Well in Sweden we have a lot of parties but many of them is corrupt so it doesn't matter how many you have to choose from.

[@cuitlamcuautencos8306]

One of the most honest Politicians and Citizens in the U.S. The fact that he’s so honest and individualistic, makes him dangerous. We need more politicians like him.

[@raybowles8587]

Why do you think they want Trump dead. He too hates crooked politicians.

[@ryanmacdonnell8987]

@@raybowles8587 😂🤣

[@ceomosiahfit932]

No! We need to transform ourselves into what he represents!

[@kptyler5]

Every time we get a Jesse or a Trump, the ppl wanna say their racist or make it to where they are hated and pushed away!!!! We're so confused on who we are it's sad and pathetic the way we allow our government to treat us like cattle and take over half of our incomes

[@ZachTheRantingGuy]

Jesse Ventura would have my vote in 1 second.

[@andrew881000]

For president? I wouldn't want him to go run as president

[@ChampaBayBeast]

@@andrew881000 are you afraid of the truth that awaits us? Somebody will do it.

[@LightWeaver]

Looks like you might be able to..

[@georgeelmerdenbrough6906]

@Definitely a George Soros funded bot I qm thinking the same . Anyonw who speaks truth to power gets killed . The Federal Reserve owns our politicians . No one owns Ventura .

[@valentinekilmer6443]

i fucking LOVE him. But he got a bit scared after what he saw inside the Government. he is a HUMAn being...he cares about others. a true Leader. still inside him, he regrets not having Gone for the Presidenncy

[@jonlebon5086]

I can hang out with Jesse and all day and never get tired listening to him.

[@bill2953]

Some people are addicted to blowhards.

[@anthonycaporaso4353]

I wanna smoke a bowl wit jeese

[@dickfitzwelliner2807]

Out in the Baja?

[@tonimojo5859]

I'm glad he can speak so freely about his ideas opinions and his experiences.

[@marcoslucero3579]

only in America

[@tomcat8662]

He could not speak so freely in Cuba on anything critical of Cuba or Fidel. He would be shot and fed to dogs the next day.

[@marcoslucero3579]

@O R true my friend just not in Cuba. Believe me I'm Cuban

[@marcoslucero3579]

Thank you I know that ,my point is you can't do it in Cuba Jesse is wrong about what Cuba is

[@jet-fury]

@@marcoslucero3579 no

[@danielwood7540]

I could sit down for hours just to listen to someone that knows what goes on around the real world

[@prolibertate3499]

That someone wouldn't be Jesse Ventura though...

[@johnnybananas7783]

@@prolibertate3499 stfu jesse knows more than you hands down

[@ben3364]

@@johnnybananas7783 I hate the US Gov and politicians as much as Ventura, but there's one thing he seems to be forgetting... There are countless current and past politicians who regularly speak out against and even openly accuse sitting presidents and the US in general (as Ventura does). Now, name one single current or past Cuban politician (or journalist) who has criticised Cuba or Castro and I'll show you a man in prison or dead. Ironically, by mocking the US as a supposed "free country", and then suffering no legal consequences for doing so, he proves the exact opposite point he's trying to make.

[@ryanmacdonnell8987]

@@ben3364 ever heard of Daniel hale? Edward Snowden? Julian Assange?

[@Aerojet01]

@@ben3364 There's a big difference between criticizing your government and criticizing the political system. Ventura does both.

[@WiggleBabies]

Jesse about to run for 2020. I'm so voting for him. Screw the 2 party BS we have.

[@gourdlord2112]

WiggleBabies amen. More people need to hear this guy speak.

[@gamergod3539]

No he isn't, he is all talk.

[@Kevin-tz2lv]

@@gamergod3539 how is he all talk? He said he isn't running but looking at things and talking to people behind the scenes. You don't know that isnt true. And I dont know if it is true either but I don't jump to uninformed opinions.

[@georgeelmerdenbrough6906]

They will frame him or kill him . He is too defiant . I think Ventura knows this .

[@georgeelmerdenbrough6906]

@@gamergod3539 Shut up , noob .

[@successfulfailure5153]

"what do women do when their husbands go on business trips? they shop" i did not expect that to be the answer XD

[@ignatiusjackson235]

Yeah, she'd probably run off with Razor Ramon! 😂

[@wayneDflex]

l love this man's sarcasim, vote Jesse Ventura.

[@AMRINDER-123]

English is a bastard language. But and Put are pronounced uniquely.

[@JackBarrett7]

Awijit Singh A bastard language compared to what, precisely? Also, if those two words are the nuances on which you base your argument, do yourself the credit of studying more. Here's a hint:, written English has more commonalities w. German than even other Germanic languages, yet the etymology of most English words are from the Latin, while, phonetically, the pronunciations lean more to the French influence. So, how is it a bastardized language? Maybe I am biased, because I didn't learn English from Sesame Street, Al Jazeera, or a community colleges night courses.

[@waynecoleman6831]

Whatever, if I want to tell you I'm a fan of Jesse Ventura I can and yes I spelt sarcasm wrong, sue me.

[@landielover]

"Like my wife is gonna prop up the Cuban economy"

[@georgeelmerdenbrough6906]

Cuba scares the Federal Reserve . That they could operate for so long, willfully cuttting the Banks out , showed it could be done . That , not human rights , is their huge opposition to socialism . They give a rats ass about freedom . They just do not like any scenario in which they cannot exhert undue influence .

[@ericmacrae6871]

@@georgeelmerdenbrough6906 Yup, the freedom argument it is just a ploy to rally the masses and try to get them to believe their proganda.

[@CGKA2020]

Hey, give a girl a good credit card & who's to say how much damage she could do?

[@moeghias4019]

I laughed when Jesse said “They have elections too - it’s just that he is the only one on the ballot. In US, we have 2.” 😂😂😂

[@jordanthomas4379]

I don’t know how to break this to you bro, but as it turns out in the unites states, you do have more than 2 options on your ballot, for federal, state and local elections, this has been true since before you were born.

[@ryanmacdonnell8987]

@@jordanthomas4379 oh c’mon lol the third parties have zero chance they’ve been hollowed out by the establishment there are zero 3rd party senators or congressmen/women

[@ibrajamil]

@@jordanthomas4379 well yeah but the fact that they can’t debate with republicans and democrats basically sums it up

[@DmoneyS44]

@@jordanthomas4379 they obviously mean in the context of president. Hate to break it to you but socialist countries have local elections too

[@skopa1223]

@@jordanthomas4379 In the States you have the illusion of choice. That’s what Ventura is so perfectly illustrating.

[@ddandrews825]

What I don't understand is the combination of a former professional wrestler turned actor has this much intellectual sharpness on political matters. I think Ventura is something different and something special, one way or the other.

[@brandonselitetv1436]

DD Andrews well he has a history in the military

[@ddandrews825]

RevolveTechUSA 99 Being in the military teaches a person discipline, resilience, obedience, etc, but next nothing on intellectual sharpness. Being in professional wrestling teaches a person how to act, perform & be physical. The whole experience in those areas can make a person little bit more wiser, probably bit more than a typical career. Many people who get into military & pro wrestling come out as total self destructs. I would say Ventura was already a man with a keen mind who got in to pro wrestling because of his physical abilities & to make some money out of it. Obviously that had him prepared for his political career as well. But, intellectual sharpness is his own. You either have it or you don't have it. Even though he has slight tendency towards conspiracy theories(perhaps due to his experience in military), he is a good proponent of the post millennium political/intellectual counter culture.

[@descendant0fdragons]

Indeed , military doesn't give you the right intellectual sharpness, Jesse has, but sure it will boost the basic level up to have discipline to acquire and search for new knowledge. He did mention that he read a lot later when he was traveling and waiting for planes in terminals etc. Also it's pure common sense mixed with experience that he has.

[@ddandrews825]

True. Everybook you read(depending on your choices of books) can expand your intellectual horizon as long as what you read is not trashy novels. Yes, Ventura mentioned during his traveling from venue to venue in his pro wrestling days he read to pass time, and that obviously helped him a lot, because most wrestlers spend that time with drugs and sex.

[@king_blackbirdoutofaus8550]

agree but it's also the charachteristics [forgive spelling] of a former special forces and that's what you call outstanding qualities

[@illiminatieoverlordgurglek140]

Love how absolutely zero fucks this man gives. All without going off the deep end into crazy-land.

[@vincentlizzio]

he is a national treasure, Smart and defiant.

[@keneblana]

It's the pure honesty that gets you....

[@robertpolanco1973]

Wow! I am so glad that Jesse Ventura speaks the truth about Cuba and Fidel Castro. He says things that, unfortunately, most Americans don't know about Cuba after 50 years of propaganda from the U.S. media, bourgeois historians, and Cuban exiles. Bravo!

[@juiced25brick46]

Have you ever been to Cuba?

[@robertpolanco1973]

@juiced25 brick - No. But someday, I hope to. It would be a fascinating trip.

[@al112v4]

Brett R A lot of Cuban exiles were rich people that didn’t lost much. It’s always funny to hear one side but the other says all the contrary. Is it a perfect country? No, but pretty much all people I know that have been there speak good things of it.

[@robertpolanco1973]

@g milne - Yeah, I truly understand. That ex-Marine is probably a major-league asshole who has been brainwashed by the Cuban exiles and the U.S. government for years.

[@robertpolanco1973]

@g milne - Well, I like to believe that about the attitude of U.S. military soldiers. But some of them have a rotten attitude because of right-wing politics and negative viewpoints about the world.

[@brandonjones9015]

Love him or hate him the world is a better place with Jesse Ventura!

[@hunterjenkins11]

Graham, major props to you for doing your best to try and remain unbiased during this interview. I know Jesse is pretty intense and it could be easy to get wrapped into his rage for the wrongdoing this country of ours has been apart of but you kept your cool and continued to fire the questions. I'm glad you had him on.

[@Chatterbox-94]

Graham is a fantastic reporter. All he does is ask simple questions and listen without intruding or putting up an argument. He just listens and enjoys what they have to say.

[@dickfitzwelliner2807]

You could tell he wanted to laugh

[@Draeka]

What a life this guy is leading. He's basically leading the life I've always tried to have.

[@robertnorthup8583]

All of Ventura's interviews are great and entertaining.

[@nomadc4tl152]

The interviewer looks so entertained 🤣🤣

[@joemartin1253]

Thats cause it is.

[@funnylumpy]

I love to see your interview Jesse Ventura as you seem to be one of the few people who doesn't walk around with their eyes closed. ^^

[@joonaslehtonen5372]

funnylumpy Yeah. He thinks he has eyes in the back of his head too and i think he likes sometimes using them more than his real eyes. But he has good qualities in him too, like you never know what he thinks about something. He dont follow the opinion of others, he has own opinions, in good and bad.

[@hamala7437]

not getting bored at all, listening to this wise man brings a lot of mindset correction, fixing a lot of mind trauma from the past.

[@yongwoo1020]

This man believes someone in Washington DC should not tell you who to hate.

[@JohnyAngelo]

3:06 that look cracks me up every damn time.

[@JoseRodriguez-vy7gm]

Hahahahahah. Bro yes

[@UberKrispy]

It's hard to put this guy in a box. He has diverse & eclectic policies & convictions. I can't say anything bad about the man. Good luck Mr. Ventura.

[@hitkid96]

I could listen to Jesse Ventura talk forever lol

[@Pablo_Carrouche]

I didn´t know this guy had this deep emotional persona, very glad to meet, and much respect to him

[@zetaenl2046]

Everything he is saying is absolutely true. American media does not want the people to form their own opinion on others

[@gianfrancofini]

Man this was one heavy clip, so much hidden truths in 5 minutes

[@stefm2756]

I'm from Scotland...and I think he'd be an amazing president....he'd reform the country

[@iali00]

I love this guy. He’s really good and so honest.

[@SarkisSergeMelengitchian]

I LOVE THE FACT THAT HE IS TELLING THE TRUTH! AND HE DOES NOT BULLSHIT!! AND THE WORLD NEEDS A LEADER LIKE HIM, TO WIPE OFF CORRUPTION IN THIS WORLD!!

[@alkmaarishethardste]

does somebody know were i can find the full interview between jesse and the other man i am intrested in seeing the full interview thanks in advance :)

[@ronniecaptain]

I was right there with Jesse. We had a lot of fun on that trip!

[@gladiator1342]

"Two are the same." Wisdom.

[@neighborsteffen3760]

Jesse Ventura, the only one who speaks the truth.

[@benstevinson764]

Jesse Ventura is an American 🇺🇸 Legend! 🌟 Jesse Ventura Should have Run for President! 🇺🇸

[@thedutchfisherman7078]

Jesse Ventura...such a sincere and great guy!

[@jonnysupreme]

Caught a Jesse clip this morning and now can't stop watching the man. Brilliant

[@krushingkithehamer457]

Jess, they didn't want your wife shopping because she would find they have many products our country claimed the Cubans didn't have.

[@marcoslucero3579]

right lots of products, ha ha ha

[@andrew881000]

Marcos how do you know Cuba doesn't have modern stuff like we do but they keep it under tabs?

[@Chatterbox-94]

I’m not a big fan of Jesse Ventura but I have to say the way he talks about his relationship with Castro and how he was able to build a friendly effective trade relationship with Cuba is impressive

[@burkitali7423]

what a honest and sincere man. respect to you sir

[@angry_zergling]

Mr Bensinger is a good interviewer. Never came across his stuff before, but he does well. Gonna have to check out his other videos here.

[@user-gs9ko8om7l]

A lot of people shake hands like that in Russia, especially if you glad to see someone and/or havent seen them in person in a looong time. My grandfather used to shake hands like that all the time, he was a gregarious man who travelled a lot in his youth.

[@serbia-ll1io]

True

[@dewaynewhite2928]

I believe Jesse has Parkinson also, he has a uncontrollable shake and his body moves uncontrollable, he can't sit still, but he smooth man personality wise, and as you can see he's a big fan of jimi hendrix

[@ronaldprice3072]

There's also another condition that involves constant leg shaking called RLS or restless leg syndrome. It's something I've had all my life.

[@nsudatta-roy8154]

I think restlessness is different from tremors that we see in Parkinson's patients. That restlessness could be a nutrient deficiency.

[@eeJOKERee]

@KhmerD0g I don't think it has something to do with his age because I just watched a vid of an interview of him from the predator movie and he has been shaking like that back then. Maybe some kind of a tick

[@videocity4917]

If you see the interview of him during predator moviehe already had this parkinsons like body movement

[@JohnyAngelo]

Ive seen him shaking like that when he got riled up and talking like 20 years ago.

[@matthewronson5218]

I can't say I'd ever be an admirer of Castro, however Jessie is entitled to his opinion. He's correct about the U.S. having one more choice than a dictator, but this hardly exonerates his character or lessen his own crimes in any way. That Castro isn't the only political criminal is poor justification for an endorsement as well. I'd want about as much to do with Castro as I would the Bush's, Obama's, Clintons and a host of others political "leaders" (that would be zero). All of his other points were straight up and on target. He had every right to travel there and to see for himself. Barring his wife is pure nonsense and the pettiest of personal slights from a hostile Bureaucracy and an Administration that says one thing "you can travel to Cuba" and does another "But you can't go to Cuba". How is that possibly a 'free' country?

[@RMT192]

How do Castro's crimes over 50 years even come close the crimes the US has committed against other countries and its own citizens over the same time period - illegal Wars destroying the lives of millions and mass incarceration of its own citizens!!! Not a fan of communism but painting Castro as a bad guy with one broad stroke is completely ignoring all the good things. In the history of communism, Cuba is a wild success story compared to other epic failures.

[@matthewronson5218]

@@RMT192 You are confusing a topical discussion (Castro) and trying to claim it is not fair not to include every tyrant the world has ever know. As I said, "he was correct about the U.S. having more one more choice for dictators", so I don't see how you can make that an issue of contention. Cuba is a wild success story among all of the other abysmal failures is hardly a ringing endorsement. I would not choose to be "friends" with any dictator or tyrant, foreign or domestic, like the way FDR fondly called that butcher Stalin "Uncle Joe". Why? They are all thugs, different Mafia families that can go to war with others of their own kind, kill their own and still like or admire them (it's not personal, it's business)" As far as that goes, it is all pretty much the same in so many regards, it is just a relative scale. Cuba is tiny so has a much smaller potential. If they were larger, they'd do more to make sure misery was spread evenly. Back to reiterate the point, I just can not see how these Hollywood types seem to love and admire tyrants, knowing what they have done, knowing that they are the elite with the best of everything while the peasants fabricate and improvise for their daily needs I don't care what their name is; Castro, Clinton, Obama, Bush, Trump or Biden, and I'd wager that you do not either. Be well my friend.

[@unclelarryhasasmalldick8150]

The only crime Castro was guilty of was educating his people and revolutionizing them against their US implemented brutal military dictatorship.

[@Cinnam0nr0ll]

@@unclelarryhasasmalldick8150 Fidel Castro was a brutal tyrant that stole assets, killed & incarcerated his own people. What do you know? You're not even Cuban. It's typical of Americans to glorify someone like Castro without having walked a single mile in their shoes.

[@ludovicofabris5819]

He should be the first independent POTUS

[@sojohnny....8824]

2nd a actually, George Washington was the first one

[@bigstuff52]

G---excellent interview with" the body" He's older now but you could still drive a truck into that cleft on his chin...what a great guy ..

[@azhardav]

Jesse V has incredible memory. no hesitation on time or names. remarkable.

[@a.a.5980]

Damn! Got a newfound high respect for Jesse Ventura. U can't find ppl like this often.

[@jerrynavarro9580]

Much respect Jesse Ventura

[@johnclendaniel4762]

I'm both surprised and pleased to hear that Jesse Ventura had a chance to meet Fidel Castro and that Fidel Castro had a chance to meet Jesse Ventura. I wish that leading US Politicians had as much integrity as either one of them! We would be in a much better situation than we are currently in.

[@Cinnam0nr0ll]

Integrity? Fidel Castro was a tyrant delinquent monster. Killing his people from dusk til dawn during his disgusting revolution.

[@souradeepbhattacharya5503]

I've clicked this video and just kept laughing the whole way coz suddenly i remember the will sasso's impression. hahahaha

[@patrickc3419]

He should live there or in Venezuela since they are such great places, no?

[@nikhileshkamisetty6225]

I will vote for Jesse Ventura. Because he is megastar like Tolly wood in India.

[@Idalych]

This made me tear up and I don't know why.

[@justpullguard]

Haha love his short answers. How did you meet him? :I don’t know What do you remember about the visit? :Everything What did they say to you? :idk

[@f.ernestovasquezg7083]

this should have 300 milliion views...

[@fabriziofabrizio3124]

The face of the interviewer listening to jesse wisdom

[@ChicagoSince80s]

Gov Jesse Ventura is definitely on my hero’s list

[@HH-mc8lg]

Excellent interview

[@carolinecorman9788]

Awesome interview.

[@keepnitreal85]

Why am I seeing Pumba on his T-shirt?

[@millerrojas8371]

This man... I like him, he keeps it real.

[@damionnefelsch6546]

And both sides of the equation is how a real soldier decides what to do. I've always been a fan because we got WWF rock and roll wrestling and that was Vince and Jessie with gorilla Monsoon. Trade helps and Jessie helped his state and the country at large in an unprecedented and never to be repeated way. Deep respect mate.

[@burhanuddinsakarwala5033]

I have started to love this man.

[@siahwashn9794]

Jesse is the greatest American I've ever heard or seen

[@chrisamador8068]

Jesse is really one of a kind. One of the most interesting people of all time.

[@VirginiaWolf88]

I wish that Jesse was our president.

[@ghostdelay6770]

Love the man. Mr Ventura would be welcome in my home in Australia any time.

[@Reticuli]

The only question is how rogue was the hit on JFK. There's some indication it may not have just been a bunch of people off the reservation, as it were.

[@stinger4712]

This guys just so refreshing to listen to

[@mre053]

Imagine having a coffee or dinner with Jesse I love to here his stories he’s the real deal 💯🔥🙏🏻

[@dopedrums]

Considering everything, it's kind of weird that he's allowed to walk the earth freely given what he knows, who he knows etc.

[@erusstv]

Wow I like Jesse Ventura even more after this!

[@freshlysqueezed2099]

Thats Jesse. Whether you hate him or love him he is a fascinating person

[@warrenmatt5099]

Stand Up Guy. Wis he was still in Politics in my state

[@sootwoot7632]

I didn't even know him before clicking on the part about Chris Kyle. At first I thought he was a bit strange, and when he said he was an elected official I had to google him, assuming it was some minor position, and was shocked to find out he was Governor. Now I have deep respect. Notice how he doesn't take credit for opening relations with Cuba. He says "I don't know" straight up, and said it was his staff. In contrast, Obama took a lot of credit for killing Osama Bin Laden. Trump is next level, he literally stated he knew isis better than the generals.

[@sirfer6969]

Whatever you think of him, Jesse is a cool cat. I love listening to him even if I don't always agree with him.

[@Ayyem93]

Pretty strange that a non acting wrestling governor that didn't have military ties probably wouldn't have been able to do that

[@centurionguards3819]

This is the guy the naysayers need to listen to, it's amazing that there are people with access to the internet who still believe their governments about 9/11 7/7 etc etc.

[@chrisrivers6074]

Love Jesse, that's always been my guy...

[@jimmechanic]

If I ran for president, I would ask him to be my running mate

[@j.m.youngquist419]

Truth justice and what the American way should be that's what Jesse stands for

[@zinaright]

Badassery personified

[@anthonycaporaso4353]

I love ventura he was a great wrestler and got a free mind he went off the grid an lives in mexico 6 months a year an he's lookin in instead of looking out

[@tanzidane]

Wife's shopping propping up the Cuban economy 😂

[@FernandoMartinez-cc6yq]

I’m glad people who have never lived in Cuba love Fidel

[@artrock8175]

Jesse Ventura POTUS for 2024!

[@APheonixPretense8]

Interesting interview

[@robertnahum5823]

Jesse is the Man!

[@ArmyK9]

How could Oswald not make the shot? Isn't Oswald a trained Marine Corp sniper?

[@glennzornig4978]

The agricultural was allowed. Ry Cooder also went to Cuba. Taxes on the Farmer feeds us all is a great song. You can find it on KZbin.

[@Nubiansage1]

Jesse is the only ex- politician to tell the Truth, and doesn't care about the reprocustions .

[@piratesmurf4251]

The Truth Hurts. 🙂🥳🙂

[@samluciano658]

One thing I like about Jesse Venture is that he is one honest man

[@darinb7966]

And nothing still can stop media. Or the gov. We tried like hell last year. Not even close.

[@jaygill5582]

This cat kicks major ass.

[@MAAZAD]

This guy is just a legend. !! No bullshit with him