José Daniel Ferrer, a recognized Cuban opposition leader in exile, asserted that the President of the United States, Donald Trump, could go down in history as "the Liberator of the 21st Century" if he completes what he considers a "pending task" against the regimes that he labels as genocidal and fundamentalist.
In a video posted on X, Ferrer specifically referred to the recent joint announcement by the United States and Israel regarding the death of Iran's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, conveyed by Trump following military operations in the region, an event that has marked a critical point in the crisis between Iran and Washington.
In his message, Ferrer remarked that given the pace of events, with the fall of the Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro on January 3 and the death of Jamenei this Saturday, the Trump administration would be achieving "historic objectives."
The activist emphasized that there is still a “pending task” that includes confronting what he described as genocidal, fundamentalist, and the “Taliban of Havana”: the Castro brothers and their successor Miguel Díaz-Canel.
The leader of the Patriotic Union of Cuba, a former political prisoner residing in the United States, has been a central figure in the opposition to the Castro regime and has received support from sectors of the Cuban exile community and American politics to advocate for changes on the Island.
Ferrer’s statement comes in the context of a geopolitical escalation in the Middle East following the attacks by the United States and Israel, which, according to the authorities of both countries, allegedly resulted in the death of Jamenei. However, Iran initially denied the information and, in some cases, took time to confirm it.
Ferrer also emphasized that he hopes Trump and his administration can contribute to the end of what he considers oppressive regimes in the region and in Cuba, a demand aligned with sectors of exiled Cubans who see the U.S. government as a key ally in promoting democratic changes on the Island.
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