Rubio Lies About Cuba Oil. Nobody Calls It.
Rubio says Cuba doesn't have oil because they "want it for free." Here's what actually happened:
• January: Trump signed EO 14380, tariffing any country that supplies oil to Cuba, directly or indirectly
• February: US Coast Guard intercepted a Greek tanker carrying 80,000 barrels from Colombia to Cuba and forced it to the Dominican Republic
• March: OFAC issued Russian crude waivers to stabilize prices after the Iran war started, then specifically put Cuba on a list of countries still blocked from buying Russian oil. Two tankers en route changed course under pressure.
The US is running an active blockade on Cuban oil supplies and Rubio is standing there blaming Cuba's economic system. The press corps just nodded along.
SECRETARY RUBIO: The reason why Cuba doesn’t have oil or fuel is because they want it for free. Cuba is a disaster because their economic system doesn't work.
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