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July 15, 2021

AOC blames Cuban suffering on US 'contributions,' parroting Black Lives Matter

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., broke her silence Thursday on anti-government protests that have broken out in Cuba by partially blaming the suffering of “everyday people” on the historical legacy of the U.S.’ 60-year-old embargo.

July 15, 2021

Biden calls Cuba a 'failed' state, considers US tech option to send internet services

President Biden said Thursday that he is considering the possibility of establishing an internet source for the Cuban people after the government shut off access amid mass protests.

July 15, 2021

Watters rips White House calls for UN to probe US 'injustices': Communist China, Cuba will 'call us racist'

The panel on “The Five” discussed Secretary of State Antony Blinken's invitation to the United Nations' human rights council arm to investigate what he claimed are alleged injustices in the U.S. system and American society.

July 15, 2021

DeSantis calls on Biden to ‘step up’ in helping restore internet to Cuba

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday called on President Biden needs to help restore internet to Cuba after it was shut down by authorities in an effort to clamp down on the spread of information amid protests that broke out on the island nation.

July 15, 2021

Sen. Rubio calls on Biden to immediately provide uncensored internet to Cubans

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., outlined steps that the Biden administration can immediately take in order to provide Cubans access to uncensored internet, amid ongoing unrest between anti-communist protestors and supporters of the country's regime.

July 15, 2021

GOP lawmakers slam 'Marxist' Black Lives Matter for statement blaming US for Cuban unrest

Republican lawmakers are slamming Black Lives Matter after the organization posted a statement that appeared to back Cuba’s communist government rather than the Cubans currently in the streets protesting.

July 15, 2021

White House calls communism a 'failed ideology' after historic Cuba protests

The White House called communism a “failed ideology” Thursday, saying President Biden “stands with” the people of Cuba and their “call for freedom.”

July 15, 2021

Nikole Hannah-Jones once called Cuba 'most equal multi-racial country in our hemisphere'

Left-wing journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones praised Cuba as the “most equal multi-racial country in our hemisphere” in a 2019 interview and attributed its success in that regard to socialism.

July 15, 2021

Pitbull's plea to Jeff Bezos to assist in Cuba may fall on billionaire's deaf ears

Pitbull made an impassioned plea to billionaire Jeff Bezos to help with the ongoing situation in Cuba.

July 15, 2021

Who is Assata Shakur, convicted cop killer granted asylum in Cuba and praised by Black Lives Matter?

The name of Assata Shakur, a woman convicted in the 1973 killing of a New Jersey state trooper, has been used by Black Lives Matter to illustrate what the group called Cuba’s "solidarity with oppressed peoples of African descent" as the communist country faced rare anti-government protests this summer.