CONGRESSMAN CARLOS A. GIMENEZ OP-ED: PRESIDENT TRUMP ADDRESSES FREEDOM’S HOUR IN CUBA AT THE UNITED NATIONS

MIAMI, FL - Today, Congressman Carlos A. Gimenez (FL-28), the only Cuban-born Member of Congress, published an op-ed in the Washington Reporter following President Donald J. Trump’s address to the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York City on September 22, 2026.

During his address, President Trump declared that the Cuban regime is under unprecedented pressure and told world leaders that “Communism will never be coming to America, but freedom will be coming to Cuba.” The Cuban regime agents walked out of the UN General Assembly during the President’s remarks.

In his op-ed, Congressman Gimenez argues that the United States must maintain maximum pressure on the dictatorship, cut off its remaining lifelines, support Cuba’s democratic opposition, and demand the release of political prisoners.

“As the only Cuban-born Member of Congress, this fight is personal to me. My family fled communist Cuba because America offered what Castro stole from millions of Cubans: liberty, opportunity, and the right to determine our own destiny,” wrote Congressman Carlos Gimenez.

Congressman Gimenez also highlighted the Trump Administration’s actions to increase pressure on the Cuban regime, including sanctions against regime officials and their enablers and the President’s declaration of a national emergency with respect to the threat posed by the Cuban government.

“The message from the United States must be unmistakable: dictatorship has no place in our hemisphere. President Trump is applying pressure. Secretary Rubio is leading American diplomacy. 

“Our objective is clear: a free Cuba and a hemisphere finally free from dictatorship," Congressman Gimenez wrote.

Read Congressman Gimenez’s full op-ed in the Washington Reporter HERE.

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