We are hurting the very people we profess to care about. And we are not doing so for national security reasons, but for political reasons. Here's what I saw. Our blockade is inhumane. Food, medicine, fuel for energy, literally everything you need to live and thrive is blocked by us. It's not just us. We force the world into an involuntary global blockade as well as we'll punish anyone who does business with these sanctions. (00:28–00:37)
CLAIM
Asserts that the blockade prevents essential goods from reaching Cuba.
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