Jeff Seal Probes Cuban Views on Trump’s 70-Year ‘Take Cuba’ Push

1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 28

Jeff Seal’s new New York Times Opinion video asks Cubans how they view Trump’s call to “take Cuba” and broader U.S. policy toward the island.
The piece frames that rhetoric as part of a nearly 70-year American campaign against Cuba’s Communist government, linking current politics to decades of pressure.
Seal, a filmmaker and comedian, argues in the video that “Americans should feel ashamed,” making the project both an on-the-ground interview exercise and a critique of U.S. policy.

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