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Elián González, the former raft boy who is now a deputy and defender of the Cuban regime, held the United States government responsible for the severe crisis that Cuba is experiencing and stated that there are “no major mistakes” made on the Island.
During an interview granted to the news portal Diario Red, which has an editorial line aligned with the Latin American left, González claimed that “the situation the Cuban people are living is introduced and intensified by a U.S. foreign policy,” which he described as an “economic suffocation” directed by figures such as President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
"The blockade has lasted for more than 60 years, but today, with figures like Trump and Marco Rubio, a natural hater of Cuba, all the measures that were written down at the time and had not been implemented have been carried out," he stated.
According to the deputy and loyal spokesperson for the regime, the sanctions imposed by Washington have "locked down the Cuban economy" and "make it difficult to obtain means and resources for development," even stating that they have prevented "a normal economic flow with other countries."
González, who represents Cárdenas (Matanzas) in the National Assembly, also defended the regime's management by stating, "It's not that we make major mistakes, but if we were to make them, our main obstacle is the blockade and Cuba's inclusion on a dubious list of state sponsors of terrorism, when in reality we have been victims of acts of terror."
During the interview, held in Mexico during the Ninth Continental Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba, the former “symbolic child” of Castro's propaganda reiterated Havana's official arguments and blamed the United States for the internal problems of the Island, without acknowledging the deep structural causes, economic inefficiency, or the political repression of the regime.
Elián, the child who has disappointed the Cuban people the most and whose mother died trying to give him freedom, also took the opportunity to praise allied governments in the region, such as those of Claudia Sheinbaum in Mexico and Gustavo Petro in Colombia, for “not leaving Cuba alone” and supporting its exclusion from the Summit of the Americas.
"Solidarity is not only material; it is also moral; feeling the support of others makes us feel good," he said.
Twenty-five years after the case that made him a symbol of the confrontation between Cuba and the United States, the former child rafters fervently defends the same system that used him as a political banner, and from his position of power, blames the "empire" for everything that happens on the Island.
In recent days, the current spokesperson for the regime and puppet of the ruling elite has made statements that are a true gem of the government's propaganda campaign.
In recent statements, González claimed that “many of the Cubans who have emigrated will return happily” when the country's economy improves.
He also expressed that the uncontrollable exodus of Cubans in recent years is primarily due to economic causes and expressed his confidence that, when the crisis reverses, many will return "because Cubans are very patriotic and family-oriented."
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