{"id":589848,"date":"2021-07-13T12:35:21","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T16:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=589848"},"modified":"2021-07-13T12:35:32","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T16:35:32","slug":"sanders-appears-to-blame-us-embargo-for-cuban-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sanders-appears-to-blame-us-embargo-for-cuban-protests\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanders Appears To Blame US Embargo For Cuban Protests"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsanders-appears-to-blame-us-embargo-for-cuban-protests%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=589848&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Bernie-sanders-e1626191968347-scaled.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders appeared to blame U.S. embargos on Cuba for the violent protests against communist oppression in a Monday tweet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll people have the right to protest and to live in a democratic society,\u201d Sanders tweeted later Monday night. \u201cI call on the Cuban government to respect opposition rights and refrain from violence. It\u2019s also long past time to end the unilateral U.S. embargo on Cuba, which has only hurt, not helped, the Cuban people.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"12.48632218845\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">All people have the right to protest and to live in a democratic society. I call on the Cuban government to respect opposition rights and refrain from violence. It\u2019s also long past time to end the unilateral U.S. embargo on Cuba, which has only hurt, not helped, the Cuban people.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenSanders\/status\/1414785066455158786?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 13, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ben Rhodes, former senior adviser to former President Barack Obama and MSNBC contributor also blamed the \u201ccruel US embargo\u201d for the strife.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"7.5339366515837\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Cuban people suffer doubly from a repressive government and a cruel US embargo. They deserve policies that empower them and help them improve their lives <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yyZehwnZD5\">https:\/\/t.co\/yyZehwnZD5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brhodes\/status\/1414579509060276225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Shahid Buttar, a Democrat running for Congress, said the \u201cillegal U.S. embargo\u201d is \u201cresponsible for shortages in Cuba, but Cubans enjoy substantial rights (eg to healthcare, housing) that we Americans are denied.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"11.44\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Not only is the illegal U.S. embargo responsible for shortages in Cuba, but Cubans enjoy substantial rights (eg to healthcare, housing) that we Americans are denied.<\/p>\n<p>Might those two conditions be somehow related? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t10YWzReJx\">https:\/\/t.co\/t10YWzReJx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shahid Buttar for Congress (@ShahidForChange) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShahidForChange\/status\/1414650367208398862?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While Sanders and others claim the embargo on Cuba is part of the issue, the embargo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/nation-world\/world\/americas\/cuba\/article242053286.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">does not affect humanitarian aid<\/a> donations from the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Acting Assistant Sec. for U.S. Department of State\u2019s Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs Julie Chung tweeted in 2020 the U.S. \u201croutinely authorizes the export of humanitarian goods, agricultural products, medicine, and medical equipment to support the Cuban people.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"14.072164948454\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Fact: The United States routinely authorizes the export of humanitarian goods, agricultural products, medicine, and medical equipment to support the Cuban people.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, the United States exported millions worth of U.S. medical goods to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cuba?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Cuba<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Julie Chung (@WHAAsstSecty) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WHAAsstSecty\/status\/1246178486139736065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Protests erupted in Cuba over the weekend, with thousands of people taking to the street demanding \u201cfreedom.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/12\/donald-trump-cuban-protesters-communist-government-communism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Protesters<\/a> voiced their frustrations against the communist regime and their lack of access to basic goods. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/12\/marco-rubio-slams-biden-admin-cuba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Rubio Tears Into Biden Administration Over Initial Response To Cuba Protests)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chung <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/12\/state-department-official-claims-cuban-protest-about-covid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tried to claim<\/a> that \u201cpeaceful protests\u201d were due to concerns \u201cabout rising COVID cases\/deaths &amp; medicine shortages.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"9.435736677116\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Peaceful protests are growing in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cuba?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Cuba<\/a> as the Cuban people exercise their right to peaceful assembly to express concern about rising COVID cases\/deaths &amp; medicine shortages. We commend the numerous efforts of the Cuban people mobilizing donations to help neighbors in need.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Julie Chung (@WHAAsstSecty) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WHAAsstSecty\/status\/1414334778095046656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 11, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/12\/flee-murdered-cubans-cuba-communist-communism-gop-ted-cruz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrote in a statement<\/a> Monday that the Cuban people are finally taking to the streets to demand freedom from the grip of tyranny.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis regime has brutalized and denied freedom to generations of Cubans, forcing many including my family to flee or be murdered, and over the coming days will widen its violence to try to suppress the brave protesters in the street.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Independent Vermont Sen. 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