{"id":591821,"date":"2021-07-15T09:51:28","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T13:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=591821"},"modified":"2021-07-15T09:51:31","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T13:51:31","slug":"sen-cruz-calls-out-sen-sanders-for-hypocrisy-regarding-stance-on-cuban-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-cruz-calls-out-sen-sanders-for-hypocrisy-regarding-stance-on-cuban-protests\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Cruz calls out Sen. Sanders for hypocrisy regarding stance on 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\">26<\/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%2Fsen-cruz-calls-out-sen-sanders-for-hypocrisy-regarding-stance-on-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=591821&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 id=\"attachment_2457277\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2457277\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Demonstrators wave flags, Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in Miami\u2019s Little Havana neighborhood, as people rallied in support of antigovernment demonstrations in Cuba. (AP Photo\/Wilfredo Lee)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 6:48 AM PT \u2013 Thursday, July 15, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has accused Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) for being hypocritical when it comes to his stance on the Cuban protests. In an <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenTedCruz\/status\/1415285709003530246\">interview<\/a> Wednesday, Cruz noted that while Sanders claims he supports the Cuban people\u2019s rights, the Cuban communist dictators who Sanders has praised most certainly do not.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now the Cuban thugs are out there arresting protesters, they\u2019re throwing them in jail, they\u2019re clubbing them, they\u2019re beating them and this is not new,\u201d stated the Texas lawmaker. \u201cFor decades, the communist dictatorship in Cuba has committed murder, has committed torture, has committed incredible atrocities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cruz noted that Cuban authorities beating its own people is nothing new while pointing to his own family members who were imprisoned under Cuban communist rule. The Republican also criticized the Biden administration\u2019s claims that the protests are focused on COVID-19 while pointing out the protesters cries of \u201cfreedom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) has criticized the Biden administration\u2019s lack of a proper response to the civil unrest in Cuba. In a video posted to Twitter on Wednesday, the Florida lawmaker called for bipartisanship on this issue. Rubio emphasized the importance of standing with the Cuban people who are seeking to be liberated from the brutal communist dictatorship.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SOSCubaLibre?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SOSCubaLibre<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cuba?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Cuba<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sRAhj7oKif\">pic.twitter.com\/sRAhj7oKif<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marcorubio\/status\/1415300654432673794?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 14, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, he\u2019s especially taking aim at one member of the Biden administration. The senator called out Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas for his weakness on the matter. Rubio\u2019s concern comes as Mayorkas has previously organized trips with members of Congress to introduce them to communist Cuban officials.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2457275\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2457275\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2457275 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AP21196020712710.jpg\" alt=\"A demonstrator waves a Cuban flag in the rain, Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in Miami&#039;s Little Havana neighborhood, as people rallied in support of antigovernment demonstrations in Cuba. (AP Photo\/Wilfredo Lee)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AP21196020712710.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AP21196020712710-315x210.jpg 315w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AP21196020712710-655x437.jpg 655w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AP21196020712710-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2457275\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A demonstrator waves a Cuban flag in the rain, Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in Miami\u2019s Little Havana neighborhood, as people rallied in support of antigovernment demonstrations in Cuba. (AP Photo\/Wilfredo Lee)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/fla-state-senator-on-cuba-freedom-protests-ive-never-seen-anything-like-this\/\">Fla. State Senator On Cuba Freedom Protests: \u2018I\u2019ve Never Seen Anything Like This\u2019<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Demonstrators wave flags, Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in Miami\u2019s Little Havana neighborhood, as people rallied in support of antigovernment demonstrations in Cuba. 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