At great risk of facing repercussions from the Castro regime, Cubans with internet connectivity wished U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio a happy birthday on social media and thanked him for his efforts against the authoritarian communist regime.
Rubio, the United States’s first Cuban-American secretary of state, celebrated his 55th birthday on Thursday, May 28. The administration of President Donald Trump is currently intensifying its pressure campaign against the Castro regime, addressing the national security threat posed by the Castro regime — which turned Cuba into a state sponsor of terrorism — while holding those who support it accountable.
To celebrate Rubio’s birthday, the U.S. embassy in Havana published a Spanish-language Facebook post that read, “Did you know that today is Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s birthday? What message would you send him?” The embassy accompanied the post with a photo of Sec. Rubio next to Mike Hammer, the embassy’s charge d’affaires.
Martí Noticias observed that dozens of Cubans responded to the Facebook post with messages of gratitude towards Rubio, wishing him a happy birthday and praising him and the Trump administration’s actions against the Castro regime. Many of the users also thanked Rubio for giving Cubans the hope of finally seeing a free Cuba after 67 years of communist rule — inviting him to celebrate his next birthday in Cuba once the country is free.
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