Why did Senator Flake (R-AZ) visit Cuba ?

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Why did Senator Flake (R-AZ) visit Cuba ?

 

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This past week Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) enthusiastically told Americans at a press conference in Havana that tourism to Cuba is “safe” and described a meeting with Cuba’s president Miguel Díaz-Canel as “friendly.” While holding the title of president, Díaz-Canel has no authority over the military or the Communist Party, still led by Raúl Castro. Castro did not make the time to meet with Flake.

 

“Americans can still travel to Cuba and we want to emphasize that,” he told reporters. The rules are a little different but it is still easily accessible. I sure want to make sure that Americans know it is safe to travel here, and many are still coming, but I want that message out more, and that is part of the reason for this visit.”

 

 

 

Sen. Jeff Flake meets Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel

in Havana on June 4, 2018. (via Cuban Foreign Ministry)

 

 

A 2017 report by the pro-Havana advocacy group EngageCuba found that Carnival “took advantage” Obama’s “thaw” policy, along with travel companies like American Airlines.

 

 

 

 

·      According to the campaign finance database Open Secrets, Flake has taken more money in 2018 from the cruise ship industry than any other senator and all but two lawmakers in Congress, both from Florida.

 

·      American Airlines is marked as the third most generous contributor to Flake since 1999.

 

http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2018/06/09/everything-in-cuba-is-stolen-port-owners-warn-tourism/ 

Thank you to Ricardo Calvo for this post.