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U.S. Mission Chief Declares Cuban Revolution a Failure

5/26/2025

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Mike Hammer, the U.S. Mission chief in Cuba, voiced the deep frustration of Cubans, declaring, "the Revolution has failed." He pointed to dire shortages of electricity, fuel, food, and medicine as evidence of the regime's failures, not U.S. actions. In response, he unveiled new sanctions targeting Cuban officials for human rights abuses.

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Mike Hammer, the U.S. Mission chief in Cuba, voiced the deep frustration of Cubans, declaring, "the Revolution has failed." He pointed to dire shortages of electricity, fuel, food, and medicine as evidence of the regime's failures, not U.S. actions. In response, he unveiled new sanctions targeting Cuban officials for human rights abuses.