Jayapal Defends Cuba Trip, Says 60-Year Embargo Drew Death Threats

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 14

Jayapal said she received death threats after her April congressional trip to Cuba, where she met President Miguel Díaz-Canel, officials, dissidents and diplomats and was later branded a "traitor" online.
The Washington Democrat called the backlash "ridiculous," saying meetings with foreign ambassadors are part of a lawmaker’s job and were aimed at assessing Cuba’s fuel shortages and broader humanitarian crisis.
She argued the more than 60-year U.S. embargo and fuel restrictions have failed, said she favors direct negotiations with Havana, and is drafting legislation to ease what she called harmful effects of U.S. policy.
The trip has drawn scrutiny over the Logan Act and a sharp White House rebuke, with the Trump administration casting Cuba’s ties to Iran and Hezbollah and migration pressures as national security concerns.

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