The famous Cuban chef Ramón Fleites, better known as chef Ramoncito, was visibly moved this Wednesday by a response that Republican congressman from Florida Mario Díaz-Balart gave to "a communist" who attempted to sabotage the inauguration of the Republican Party headquarters in Hialeah by shouting that he would vote for the Democratic Party, just as Díaz-Balart was addressing those present.
"I don't know who you are, but when my family was being shot by Fidelistas, where the hell were you?" replied the congressman in an spontaneous gesture that moved chef Ramoncito and elicited loud applause from those who attended the inauguration.
It was precisely the kitchen master, in charge of the catering served at the opening of the new republican headquarters in Hialeah, who recounted on Instagram what happened, sharing with his nearly 40,000 followers the video that captures the event.
"I have been attending to them (Republican Party), but something happened that moved me a lot," said Chef Ramoncito, referring to Mario Díaz-Balart's response to the bystander who shouted that he would vote for the Democrats.
The chef commented that when he saw the congressman turn to respond, he wondered what he was going to say. "It was an epic response. That's how you speak to communists. That's how you respond to a communist. You gave a strong answer. Thank you for everything you do for the community and for your city of Miami," the chef added in his Instagram video dedicated to Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart.
According to chef Ramoncito, it has been an honor for him as a citizen to serve the catering at the inauguration of the Republican Party headquarters in Hialeah, and just in case it wasn't clear what his stance on leftist ideology is, he emphasized that he wants "communism out" of the United States, "this great country." Additionally, he said he cannot hide what he feels. He didn't point it out directly, nor was it necessary for him to do so. It was enough for him to attach the hashtag #Trump2024, accompanied by a resounding: "Long live democracy!"
Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart is the son of the deceased Cuban politician Rafael Díaz-Balart and Hilda Caballero Brunet. His aunt, Mirta Díaz-Balart, was the first wife of the dictator Fidel Castro, and therefore he is a cousin of their son, Fidel Castro Díaz-Balart, who committed suicide in Cuba in 2018. He is also the nephew of the Hispanic-Cuban painter Waldo Díaz-Balart and brother of Lincoln Díaz-Balart, who represented Florida's 21st district from 1993 to 2011. He has two other siblings, José Díaz-Balart, a journalist, and Rafael Díaz-Balart, a banker.
Mario Díaz-Balart is very active in the United States Congress, where he recently sent a letter signed alongside María Elvira Salazar, Carlos Giménez, and Alex Mooney addressed to Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, expressing their "deep concerns about reports indicating that a high-ranking operative of the Cuban dictatorship, allegedly involved in the gruesome murder of Americans, was recently admitted to the United States."
They were referring to the Cuban regime's military pilot, Luis Raúl González-Pardo Rodríguez, allegedly involved in the shooting down of two planes from Brothers to the Rescue, who would be residing in the United States thanks to the humanitarian parole implemented by the administration of President Joe Biden.
On his part, Chef Ramoncito is deeply committed to the Cuban community in Miami. Last year, he helped a Cuban father sell his tamales to raise funds for his daughter's cancer treatment. His gesture was widely applauded.
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