Via Free Beacon:
Sen. Marco Rubio (R., Fla.) re-defined Donald Trump’s idea of a U.S.-Cuban relationship based on a “good deal” Thursday at the CNN Republican Debate.
Rubio rejected Obama’s decision to re-engage diplomatic relations with Cuba and said that re-engagement has only boosted Cuba’s communist regime.
“The fact of the matter is that after these changes were made, there are now millions and hundreds of millions of dollars that will flow to the Castro regime,” Rubio said and pointed out that Cuba has not witnessed any democratic reforms since the Obama-led diplomatic opening.
“The only thing that has changed as a result of this opening is that now, the Cuban government has more sources of money from which to build out their oppressive apparatus and maintain themselves there permanently,” Rubio said. “And we asked nothing in return.”
When CNN anchor Dana Bash asked Trump whether he would continue diplomatic relations with Cuba as president, he said he wanted to “make a good deal.”