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The Cuban diplomat Johana Tablada de la Torre, Deputy Director General for the United States at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX), attacked U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio this Monday, labeling him as "ignorant" and a "paper pusher" in a new episode of her rhetorical campaign against Washington.
In a post shared on her social media, Tablada de la Torre accused Rubio of trying to “impose his personal agenda once again” and of basing his proposals regarding Latin America on “lies, irresponsible and outrageous plans, without guarantees of success.”
According to the official, the U.S. politician would be pushing to reactivate "maximum hostility" policies towards Cuba and Venezuela within the government of Donald Trump.
"Trying to play the Latino expert hasn't worked out very well for him," wrote Tablada de la Torre, referring to the influence Rubio had during Trump's first administration regarding policy towards the region.
The diplomat stated that those measures "significantly increased the flow of migrants" and described her support for the self-proclaimed interim president of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, in 2019 as a "fiasco."
The official, close to the power circle of Miguel Díaz-Canel, also resumed the official narrative of the Cuban regime, blaming Washington for the regional migration crisis and defending the political alliance with Caracas.
"It was quite a performance to convince Trump and others that the Bolivarian high command was ready to betray," he wrote, before recalling the false claim that "there were 30,000 Cuban troops in Venezuela."
Tablada also questioned the alleged involvement of former officials Elliott Abrams and Mauricio Claver-Carone, whom he accused of "fabricating fake news" to justify aggressive actions in Latin America.
"When the foundations of a strategy are capricious, weak, and misleading, the likelihood of failure increases, albeit not without causing human catastrophes," he added.
In a defiant tone, the diplomat concluded her message by asserting that Rubio lacks the "common sense and knowledge" necessary to prevent "an escalation with incalculable consequences".
The statements align with the usual approach of the Cuban regime, which uses spokespersons like Tablada de la Torre to attack critical figures of Cuban communism and, in particular, Cuban American politicians who influence Washington's policy towards Havana.
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