Florida Republican governor candidate backs Trump's Cuba policy, awaits 'regime fall'

Republican candidate for Florida governor, U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, has thrown his support behind former President Donald Trump's Cuba policy, stating his anticipation for the "fall of the regime" and promising solidarity with the Cuban people.

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That regime needs to fall and, when it does, the Cuban people will have a great friend in me as the next governor of Florida.

"We want to support the president with respect to a free Cuba. A free Cuba is something that I fully support. That regime needs to fall and, when it does, the Cuban people will have a great friend in me as the next governor of Florida," Donalds told EFE after an event in Miami. Donalds, who has Trump's backing for the November election, revealed that his running mate will be state Sen. Bryan Avila, the son of Cuban exiles who fled communism. The pair aims to combat "socialism" and appeal to Latino voters in Florida, a demographic known for its aversion to the term.

Donalds and Avila are banking on Trump's foreign policy and the rise of the Democratic Socialists of America to sway Latino voters, especially those of Cuban and Venezuelan descent. "We are focused on issues that people are talking about at their kitchen table every day. That's what we are focused on. But we also have to make sure that people in Miami-Dade and across Florida understand that socialism cannot take hold in Florida," Donalds told the media.

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We are focused on issues that people are talking about at their kitchen table every day. That's what we are focused on. But we also have to make sure that people in Miami-Dade and across Florida understand that socialism cannot take hold in Florida.

Donalds, who could become Florida's first African American governor, announced his running mate at the Freedom Tower in Miami, a historic site for Cuban exiles. Addressing a predominantly Cuban-American audience, he pledged to keep "socialism" out of Florida, asserting that the state attracts entrepreneurs and residents fleeing progressive policies in states like New York and California. "We stand for common sense, and I think it's indicative that we are here today at the Freedom Tower because Florida has become the embodiment of people, both from our country and from Cuba and Venezuela, who wanted to escape tyranny and came here, to Florida," he stated.

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We stand for common sense, and I think it's indicative that we are here today at the Freedom Tower because Florida has become the embodiment of people, both from our country and from Cuba and Venezuela, who wanted to escape tyranny and came here, to Florida.