Calls Continue For Cuban Embassy In DC To Be Shut Down

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Calls proceed for the Cuban embassy successful D.C. – opened during the Obama medication – to beryllium unopen down.

On Tuesday, blimpish leaders demanded state for Cuba extracurricular the U.S. Capitol Building.

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“They’re not saying we request aspirin. They’re not saying we request remittances. They’re saying we request freedom. Libertad. Libertad!” said Rep. Mario Diaz Balart.

The American Conservative Union of CPAC held a property league and rally successful beforehand of the U.S. Capitol to request enactment from the Biden medication against the communist authorities successful Cuba.

Several of the speakers, including Congressman Carlos Gimenez, person nonstop ties to the island.

“I was calved successful Cuba. At 6 years old, I retrieve being indoctrinated. Yes, astatine 6 years aged they commencement to indoctrinate you. And erstwhile my begetter recovered retired that they were trying to indoctrinate maine and brought maine and my sister and my household to this large country,” helium said. “And I was lucky. I was fortunate to beryllium brought present by my parents. But 11 cardinal radical successful Cuba are not truthful lucky.”

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On Monday, thousands marched to the Cuban embassy successful the nation’s capital, calling for its closure.

Florida Sen. Rick Scott echoed the cries of the protesters, asking for the president to talk up.

“He needs to get retired determination and speech astir what’s going on. He should beryllium the 1 that’s doing these property conferences saying we are the beacon of freedom. We privation liberty successful Cuba. Cuba is the crushed for instability successful Latin America,” helium said.

Many consciousness the sanctions announced by the Biden medication past week against Cuban officials are simply symbolic and volition person nary interaction connected the Cuban government.

They privation the U.S. to spearhead an planetary effort to bring antiauthoritarian reforms to the island.

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Prior to Tuesday’s event, Scott took to Twitter asking for President Joe Biden to basal up for state and to conscionable with Florida’s members of Congress to “discuss what the U.S. indispensable bash to extremity Cuba’s oppressive rule.”