Governor Ron DeSantis’ Strong Words at At Roundtable Discussion About Cuba

Governor Ron DeSantis is speaking the truth about the protests in Cuba. Contrary to what the Biden Administration claims, the protests in Cuba have nothing to do with COVID. On the contrary, these protests have everything to do with the people of Cuba yearning for freedom. Governor DeSantis will very likely be debating either President Biden or Vice President Harris in 2024. He will not allow either of them to get away with making these kind of false statements on the debate stage.

The people of Cuba are not protesting about COVID vaccines or shortages — they are demanding an end to the Communist dictatorship that has imprisoned the island for more than six decades. #SOSCuba pic.twitter.com/uNuPb4t89y

— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) July 13, 2021

The blame rests with Cuba’s communist authoritarian oppressors.

Did you share this first part with the Cuban people when you went to Fidel Castro’s memorial service? https://t.co/1L7Pu9mU2y

— Rep. Mike Waltz (@michaelgwaltz) July 12, 2021

Strong Words From Governor Ron DeSantis At Roundtable Discussion About Cuba

By CBSMiami, July 13, 2021

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – There were strong words from Governor Ron DeSantis on Tuesday at a roundtable discussion at the American Museum of the Cuban diaspora.

DeSantis told CBS4’s Peter D’Oench, “They are revolting against a corrupt dictatorship of 60 years that has seen death and destruction. These are people who desire a fresh start and free speech. They are not revolting because they want vaccines. We have seen these images of the government shutting down the internet. They are revolting against tyranny.”

As DeSantis spoke, demonstrators in Miami protested outside the Versailles restaurant in the pouring rain for a 3rd day, waving flags as passing cars honked horns.

Others took their protest to the Palmetto Expressway, where they blocked traffic and shut it down for a while in both directions between Coral Way and Bird Road.

They showed up in support of the thousands of people who protested all around Cuba on Sunday as Cuban are demanding freedom and more food, basic necessities, and vaccines as coronavirus cases soar.

They are also calling for the resignation of Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, who has been blaming the U.S. embargo and sanctions from this country.

At the Museum of the Cuban Diaspora, Republican State Senator Ileana Garcia, the daughter of Cuban exiles said, “It’s hard what is going on in Cua. They need help now.”

Another Cuban exile said, “Please support the demands of freedom that the people of Cuba are making.”

Republican Congressman Carlos Gimenez, a former Miami-Dade Mayor, said, “We need to establish more communication inside the country for Cuban people. We also need to assert their ability to access credit. They are broke. They need help and we need to give dissidents support. In short, it’s not about vaccines and food. They want liberty and they are fed up.”

Republican Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar said, “You can not exist with a regime like this that can not provide internet. This is in the hands of the Biden administration. There needs to be one voice for America to help Cubans in the street.”

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez said, “Unfortunately, the young people in Cuba today are fighting for liberty and those fighting for freedom don’t have any arms. They are lucky to have rocks or sticks in defense of the horrible repression in Cuba.”

Meanwhile, at Pelican Harbor Marina, we found some people saying they were going to Cuba. We found a large group of people loading up their boat with water, sodas, and supplies.

“We are going to do what we can to help people there,” said one man on the boat.

The U.S. Coast Guard advises against taking boats to Cua calling the transit “dangerous and unfortunate.”

Between April and October of 1980, 125,000 Cubans emigrated to Miami in the Mariel boatlift.

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