US EditionUS Democratic lawmakers visit Cuba, call on Trump to ‘bring the rhetoric down’
The lawmakers said Cuba’s fuel crisis has caused blackouts and hospital disruptions, and they urged talks to replace sanctions with a lasting solution.
- On Sunday, U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal of Washington and Jonathan Jackson of Illinois concluded a five-day visit to Cuba, denouncing the U.S. fuel embargo as "an illegal blockade of energy supplies" and "economic bombing."
- President Donald Trump imposed a de facto oil blockade this year to pressure Cuba's government, while also restricting remittances and threatening tariffs on any country providing fuel to the island.
- Jackson warned that without aid, "there's going to be a huge migration coming towards the United States," describing the island as "the most sanctioned part of Planet Earth right now, just 90 miles off our shores."
- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel met the delegation, reiterating a willingness to "engage in serious and responsible bilateral dialogue," while Cuba announced it would pardon more than 2,000 prisoners.
- Last week, a Russian tanker delivered 730,000 barrels of crude oil to the island as an exception to Trump's policy, providing temporary supply as Cuba produces only 40% of the oil it needs.
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Democratic lawmakers end Cuba trip, urge U.S. to end 'economic bombing'
Two Democratic lawmakers concluded a trip to Cuba on Monday by calling for the United States and Cuba to begin "real negotiations" and denouncing the Trump administration's "economic bombing" of Havana.
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel denounced the "criminal damage" he said has been caused by the US oil embargo on the island, after meeting with US Democratic lawmakers who visited the country to see firsthand…
US Democratic lawmakers visit Cuba, call on Trump to "bring the rhetoric down"
Two Democrats from the U.S. House of Representatives visited Cuba last week, the first such delegation to go to the island this year since U.S. president Donald Trump imposed a de facto oil blockade in a bid to bring Cuba's communist-run government to its knees.
Cuba’s President Miguel Díaz-Canel reiterated Monday his willingness to “sustain a serious and responsible bilateral dialogue” with the United States (USA) as part of the visit to the island of US Democratic Congressmen Pramila Jayapal and Jonathan Luther Jackson. “I reiterated the will of our government to hold a serious and responsible bilateral dialogue, and to find solutions to existing differences,” said the Cuban president on his social ne…
Congressional Democrats Follow Hasan Piker to Cuba, Lending Support to the Communist Regime
Reps. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and Jonathan Jackson (D-IL) revealed on Monday that they had briefly visited Cuba over the Easter holiday and met with figurehead "president" Miguel Díaz-Canel, saying they support greater engagement with the repressive Communist Party. The post Congressional Democrats Follow Hasan Piker to Cuba, Lending Support to the Communist Regime appeared first on Breitbart.
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