Death to The Cuban Regime!
DeSantis and Rubio Make First Side-by-Side Appearance
Governor Ron DeSantis and Senator Marco Rubio’s side-by-side appearance on the “Hannity” show to talk about the ongoing protests in Communist Cuba could have been a little preview of a potential 2024 Republican Presidential primary showdown.
The town hall TV event offered both men the opportunity to excoriate both the Cuban regime and the Biden administration, and its base of “radical” support for their oppression of the Cuban people and its lack of response to the protests, respectively.
Both DeSantis and Rubio let the barbs fly, with Rubio leading the way on an issue that he has lived all of his life
Remember, Cuba and Venezuela are “tied to the hip” as DeSantis stated, and Rubio has been a target for assassination by the Venezuelan regime for his opposition to that country's Cuba-like dictatorship and human rights violations. Must-Read
"There is no US embargo against the Cuban people. The only embargo is on the Cuban regime because they own everything, every business.” —MUST READ
Marco Rubio @marcorubio-A preliminary accounting of 584 people abducted by the regime in #Cuba by @CubalexDDHH indicates:
- Only 91 of the 584 have been released
- 150 are detained in a known location
- 40 are missing & their location and condition is unknown
Ron DeSantis @GovRonDeSantis-While the damage can’t be undone, the more than $1.3 billion settlement Florida will receive will help us continue to combat the devastating effects of the nationwide opioid crisis. https://bit.ly/3znVsZy
US Rep Kathy Castor @USRepKCastor-Dear Gov DeSantis, everything is NOT “fine” in #TampaBay! Years of mismanagement by the state + catering to polluters = the worst #RedTide of our lifetimes and environmental devastation to fish and sea life. It’s not just our ecosystem and economy at risk, but our way of life.
Annette Taddeo (She/Her/Ella) @Annette_Taddeo-“We need to pressure other countries into understanding that Cuba isn’t to be romanticized.”, said @SenatorTaddeo The repressive Cuban gov shut off the internet bc they don’t want you to see the 400 pple they’ve kidnapped or the child army they’re creating.” #SOSCuba
Lauren Book @LeaderBookFL-Spent the morning with some of my favorite people @HoneyChildTracy @iamzo33 & the kids from the Overtown Youth Center! TY @senpizzo @valoupis & Rep. Bush for fighting to secure $1M in the State Budget for @OYCMiami & their transformational work w at-risk youth in Miami
Rick Scott @SenRickScott-It's time to end Washington's reckless spending spree & take control of America's nearly $30 TRILLION debt. I'm urging every member of Congress to stand with me & refuse to increase the debt ceiling unless we enact true reform to government spending.
"Rubio Calls Democratic Socialists ‘Crazy,’ Says U.S. Needs to Expedite Evil Cuban Regime’s Death," by The Floridian's Javier Manjarres—Miami— “The leaders in Cuba aren’t just evil, they are incompetent people,” said Senator Marco Rubio during a Fox News Channel “Hannity” town hall meeting at the iconic Versaille restaurant, where he and Gov. Ron DeSantis appeared to discuss the protests occurring on the island of Cuba and throughout the exile community.
"Desantis Tells Biden To ‘Step Up’ and Help Protestors In Cuba," by The Floridian's Javier Manjarres—Miami—Florida Govern
"Senate GOP Blocks Debate On Bipartisan $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan," by The Floridian's Mona Salama—Senate Republicans blocked a key procedural vote to open debate on the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill Wednesday, fulfilling a promise made to kill the motion arguing they wouldn’t vote to start consideration until they saw a final version detailing what exactly the legislation entails.
"Pelosi Rejects Trump Allies Reps. Jordan and Banks From Jan. 6 Select Committee," by The Floridian's Mona Salama—Senate Republicans blocked a key procedural vote to open debate on the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill Wednesday, fulfilling a promise made to kill the motion arguing they wouldn’t vote to start consideration until they saw a final version detailing what exactly the legislation entails.
"Val Demings Uses Campaign Dollars to pay for For Health, Dental Insurance," by The Floridian's Javier Manjarres—Like most Americans with health insurance, members of Congress Rep. Valdez “Val” Demings (D) and Senator Marco Rubio (R) who are paid a yearly salary of $174,000, have to pay their healthcare premiums out of their own pockets.
"Amanda Makki Runs for Congress Again," by The Floridian's Jim McCool—With election season next year, Florida is looking to once again host some of the tightest races in the entire country. However, some familiar faces like Amanda Makki (R) are making a comeback as Makki once again announces a run for Congress, and sets up a Republican primary rematch against Anna Paulina Luna.
"Pelosi ‘Reviewing’ Option To Possibly Veto McCarthy’s Jan. 6 Select Committee Picks," by The Floridian's Mona Salama—House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) isn’t ruling out the option vetoing House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) five GOP picks to serve on the Democrat-led select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot attack, saying she is “reviewing” on whether to approve “his proposals” of selection.
"Rubio Calls Biden ‘Lazy’ Over Cuba," by The Floridian's Jim McCool—As many Democrats such as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D-NY) continue to blame the United States for the civil unrest in Cuba, the White House has reportedly gone along with this idea and even started to explore a “working group” to examine remittances to Cuba in the wake of protests on the island to determine how those residing in the United States can send money to the country. However, outspoken Cuban government detractor Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) called Biden “lazy” in his attempt to help Cubans.
"Tom Brady Crack Jokes On Biden’s 2020 Election Victory And ‘Sleepy’ Nickname," by the Floridian's Mona Salama—Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady cracked a pair of election jokes Tuesday, poking fun by comparing his team unimaginable Super Bowl victory to the 2020 election results and mocking President Biden’s “Sleepy Joe” nickname.
"Republican Joe Gruters Accused of Sexual Harassment by Male Senate Staffer," by The Floridian's Javier Manjarres
"Texas Senate advances Republican priority bills," by Texas Politic's Isabel Webb Carey—Despite the ongoing quorum block in the Texas House after 58 Democratic members fled down in protest of Republican efforts to pass voting laws, the Texas Senate has advanced the Republican priority bills that were listed in Gov. Greg Abbott’s agenda for the special legislative session.
"Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith Assigns Blame for Cuba on US," by the Floridian's Jim McCool—As the Cuban protests have been mobilized from the streets of Havana to communities in South Florida, the protests in Cuba have been at the very center of Florida Politics, which has sadly become another partisan issue.
"McCarthy Selects His 5 GOP Picks To Serve On Democrat-Led Jan. 6 Select Committee." by The Floridian's Mona Salama
"Biden Walks Back Claims Of Facebook Misinformation Is ‘Killing People’ "by The Floridian's Mona Salama
"Senator Rubio’s Fundraising Shows Grim Reality for Demings," by The Floridian's Javier Manjarres—With Election Day 2022 still being more than a year away, the Florida Senate race between incumbent Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and challenger Rep. Val Demings (D-FL), appears as if it will be a race that will get ugly, fast. However, fundraising says a lot about a candidacy, and Rubio’s fundraising prowess shows a grim reality for Demings’ Senate bid.
"Biden Administration Transfers First Prisoner Out Of Guantánamo Bay’ by The Floridian's Mona Salama—The Biden administration on Monday has transferred its first detainee held at the notorious U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to his native country of Morocco, the first prisoner released under President Biden.
Congressional Republicans Crush Democrats in Fundraising," by The Floridian's Javier Manjarres—The 2022 midterm election season is well on its way and through the first six months of 2021, all of Florida’s congressional Republicans have raised significant Q2 fundraising numbers, with Reps. Matt Gaetz (R), Byron Donalds (R), Brian Mast (R), and Maria Elvira Salazar (R), all having raised totals north of $1 million.
Rep. Gaetz tops all members with a staggering $3.3 million raised, but Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D) has the most “Cash on Hand” with about $2 million in the bank. Reps. Mast and Gaetz are right behind her with $1.7 million and $1.6 million, respectively.
"Florida College Pushes False ‘Republicans are Fascist’ Narrative," by The Floridian's Javier Manjarres—Republicans and Conservatives blame academia for trying to indoctrinate students with liberal and socialist teachings, and while it doesn’t seem fair to accuse them of such political mind control, educators and publishers of the books they teach from bring it upon themselves as many continue to teach that Republicans are Fascist.
"DeSantis Visits Southern Border, Leads The Way on Border Crisis," by The Floridian's Javier Manjarres—As the border crisis continues to deepen with horror stories of rape, human trafficking, and other criminal acts being reported by some mainstream media, the Biden Administration has seemingly neglected the problem, allowing Florida to lead the way on securing the border as Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) himself visited the Southern Border.
"Biden Accuses Facebook Of ‘Killing People’ With Misinformation," by The Floridian's Mona Salama—President Biden accused Facebook of “killing people” by allowing in what he claims are the spread of misinformation regarding the COVID-19 vaccines to be shared on social media platforms.
"Anthony Sabatini to Introduce Bill Blocking U.S. Capitol Police from Florida," by The Floridian's Jim McCool—In the aftermath of the 2020 election, the January 6th riot on Capitol Hill still remains a relevant issue over 6 months later. Across the nation, political figures from both political parties have denounced the riot and Democrats have used the event as a political pawn. Just this week Congressional hopeful and state Rep. Anthony Sabatini (R-32) has committed to introducing a bill to block Capitol Police from working with law enforcement in Florida.
"Migrant Apprehension At Southern Border Rose To 188,000 In June, Reaching 1 Million Total Encounters So Far In 2021," by The Floridian's Mona Salama—Custom and Border Patrol apprehended and arrested more than 188,000 migrants at the southern border in June, marking the fourth straight month reaching another new highest one-month record bringing the total number of encounters for this fiscal year (FY) 2021 to over 1 million.
"Lauren Book Leads Charge to Challenge HB 1," by The Floridian's Jim McCool—Several months after the 2021 Florida legislative session, state Democrats have not given up in fighting the controversial HB 1 anti-riot bill Governor DeSantis (R-FL) has signed into law. Now, state Senator and minority leader, Sen. Lauren Book (D-32) has led the charge to challenge HB 1.
"Democratic Socialists Spar With Liberal to Moderate Democrats Over Cuba," by The Floridian's Javier Manjarres—The ideological struggle between Liberal to Moderate Democrats and the Democratic Socialists of the Democratic Party has taken shape as a result of the historic protests in Communist Cuba.
"White House Colludes With Facebook ‘Flagging’ COVID ‘Disinformation’ Posts," by The Floridian's Mona Salama
Mayor Suarez Wants to Drop Bombs on Cuban Leaders, But Russia Stands In the Way," by The Floridian's Javier Manjarres—After 60 years of oppression or “Satanic nightmare” by Dictator Fidel Castro in Communist Cuba, do you blame Cuban Americans like Miami Mayor Francis Suarez (R) for wanting to drop bombs on the heads of the regime leaders?
"Miami Republicans Condemn Offensive Black Lives Matter Statement on Cuba," by The Floridian's Javier Manjarres—The backlash over the offensive statement put out by the Democratic Party-supported Black Lives Matter organization has upset both South Florida Republicans and Democrats and now Miami Republicans have released a statement denouncing Black Lives Matter insulting remarks against Cubans and Cuban Americans.
"AOC Finally Breaks Silence On Cuba By Echoing BLM Blaming U.S ‘Absurdly Cruel’ Embargo For Protests," by The Floridian's Mona Salama—Rep. Alexnder Ocasio-Cortez has finally broken her silence regarding Cuba’s anti-government protests, echoing Black Lives Matter (BLM) recent statement that condemns the U.S. for the “absurdly cruel” trade embargo levied against the communist country.
"Jet Blue Supports Cross-Dressing Flight Attendants [IMAGE]," by The Floridian's Javier Manjarres
"Mast Introduces Legislation to Support Veterans," by The Floridian's Daniel Molina—Florida Rep. Brian Mast (R), who served in the military for more than 12 years and was wounded in combat, announced legislation that would support veterans in both his district and across the country. He has introduced three bills that will increase access to services, they will enhance efficiency, and they will also tackle mental health concerns that veterans are facing.
"Rick Scott: ‘Biden Needs to Show the Heck up’ On Cuba," by The Floridian's Jim McCool—As the tensions mount in Cuba and protests continue, the long-standing Communist regime is being challenged by its own people and Cuban-American activists alike. Although we have seen pivotal moves from notable politicians such as Gov. DeSantis (R-FL) attempting to supply internet access to the island, Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) does not think the US is doing enough and has officially called on President Biden (D) “to show the heck up!”
"Kat Cammack Raised $500K in Latest Fundraising Quarter," by The Floridian's Javier Manjarres—herself a pretty good chunk of change in this FEC reporting cycle. Rep. Cammack raised $500,000 between her campaign account, and her related political committees, Kat Victory Committee, and KAT PAC.
"Team DeSantis Sells ‘Don’t Fauci My Florida’ Merchandise Prompts Liberal Outrage," by The Floridian's Mona Salama
"Florida Democrats Call New Election Integrity Laws ‘Jim Crow Laws’ by The Floridian's Jim McCool—As multiple states have gone on to pass new election laws that Republicans have branded as “election integrity laws,” Democrats across the country, particularly Florida, have all seemingly agreed to cast a “Jim Crow” stigma on the legislation that largely supports voter ID and eliminates ballot harvesting.
"Steube Slams Democrats For ‘Staying Silent’ On Cuba," by The Floridian's Daniel Molina—Florida Rep. Greg Steube (R) is sounding off against Democratic members of Congress, arguing that they have failed to denounce the Communist Castro regime. In a statement, the member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Steube shared his support for the Cuban protestors, slamming his “Democrat colleagues” for “practically staying silent in condemning this humanitarian catastrophe and destabilizing threat at our very doorstep.”
"Rubio: Biden Should Use the Diplomacy He Brags About," by The Floridian's Daniel Molina—After days of protests in Cuba that have sent shockwaves across the world, some lawmakers are expressing their disappointment in the response that the Biden administration has taken this week. Reports surfaced that the Biden administration was loosening sanctions against Venezuela, and lawmakers in South Florida are now arguing that the administration should be more pressing on the subject.
"DeSantis, Florida Legislators Point to China and Russia as ‘Hostile Influences in Western Hemisphere’," by The Floridian's Javier Manjarres—After mass protests broke out in Communist Cuba last weekend, the Cuban regime’s two most supportive allies and “hostile influences in the Western Hemisphere,” China and Russia, openly came out in support of the government and its efforts to silence protestors.
"New Poll: Most Minorities Don’t Think Voter ID is Racist," by The Floridian's Jim McCool—After President Biden (D) concluded his controversial speech against voter ID in Philadelphia today, the presses have been running hot after the president asserted that multiple state’s proposed voter ID laws are the most “significant test” to our nation “since the Civil War.” However, a new poll on the issue may reflect a more unified issue than we think, with most minorities not finding Voter ID racist.
"Norwegian Cruise Company Sues Florida Over Vaccine Passport Law," by The Floridian's Jim McCool—With Florida holding the line against all-things COVID, the state is not only being pressured by its Blue State counterparts but also the world community as Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings has sued Florida over the state’s vaccine passport ban.
"Political Time Machine: The Same Old Conservative Ron DeSantis [Video]," by The Floridian's Javier Manjarres
"Did Biden Just Concede 6 Million Votes to Trump?" ," by The Floridian's Javier Manjarres
"Conservative Climate Caucus Brings Common Sense Solutions," OPINION
"NRSC, RNC To Air Ads During MLB All-Star Game Attacking Democrats’ Georgia boycott," by The Floridian's Mona Salama—The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) and the Republican National Committee (RNC) will play ball during Tuesday MLB’s All-Star Game, airing political attacks ads reminding voters of Democrats lies’ about Georgia’s new election integrity law that caused the league to move the Midsummer Classic from Atlanta to Denver.
"Cruz Introduce Bill To Extend Title 42 Border Expulsions," by The Floridian's Mona Salama—Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is leading a charge in the Senate by introducing a bill Tuesday to preserve Title 42, a Trump-era public health order that authorizes prompt expulsion of illegal immigrants across the southern border to prevent the spread of COVID-19 amid reports of President Biden “abruptly and dangerously abolishing” the policy.
