Presidential Candidate Marco Rubio sat down for an interview with Neil Cavuto that aired Tuesday where they spoke about Obama's courting of Cuba - which censors information and is simply looking for a new donor-state to replace Venezuela.
Rubio argues that any Cuban quoted saying anything positive about him would have likely faced punishment from the Cuban government. He also states that there is an information blockade in Cuba and that the Cuban people only know what the government allows them to know:
"No Cuban people will see this interview in Cuba. Any news they get about me comes from the government TV stations and the government-run newspapers – and they’re not big fans of mine."
Overall, he's happy that Cuba is so obsessed with him. He says "It shows that we've struck a vein."
"We've called them out for who they are. They are a tyrannical regime that controls the entire economy and they are looking to more trade and engagement with the U.S. for one simple purpose," stated Rubio. "It is not to improve the lives of the Cuban people; it is to perpetuate themselves in power."
The Cuban regime has always relied on donor-states, he says, and now they are looking to America to provide the currency needed for their continued iron-fisted rule:
“They needed the Soviet Union, then they used Venezuela, and now they’re hoping new trade and commerce with America will provide them the currency they need to stay in power for the foreseeable future.”
Rubio is, of course, opposed to such a future. "I want the Cuban people to have what they have in every other country in Latin America. Free and fair elections."