The President of the Cuban regime, Miguel Diaz-Canel, said the country has "experience from years of revolution" to endure the U.S.'s pressure campaign in the Caribbean that is largely targeting Venezuela.
In a televised address, Diaz-Canel said the "unity of the people" will allow Havana to continue surviving "situations like these." "Together we will prevail. Stay strong, Cuba," he added.
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In contrast, several U.S. officials have been claiming that a collapse of the Venezuelan regime as a result of the U.S.'s pressure campaign would lead to Havana's.
On Tuesday, Republican Rep. Carlos Gimenez made a new threat, saying that after "the Maduro regime finishes collapsing, the murderous dictatorship in Cuba will follow."
Gimenez made the claim in a social media post when reacting to a speech by U.S. Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz, who said "UN member states should stop appeasing the regime with their votes and instead use this vote to send the world a message."
"I would encourage you to send the regime in Havana a message, and send the Cuban people a message. Stop using this vote to blame them and blame all of its economic problems on the United States," Waltz added.
Gimenez backed the claim saying "it's about time the international community join the United States in standing with the Cuban people & against the regime that oppresses them." "We are watching & taking names," he added as the Trump administration ramps up its military presence in the Caribbean and conducts strikes against alleged drug boats in the region and the eastern Pacific.
Elsewhere, Florida Sen. Rick Scott said the Trump administration's pressure campaign against Venezuela will also cause the end of the Cuban regime.
"It will be the end of Cuba," Scott said in an interview with CBS News' 60 Minutes, which noted that Havana "relies on subsidized Venezuelan oil to prop up its economy."
"America is going to take care of the Southern Hemisphere. And we're going to make sure there is freedom and democracy," Scott added.
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