Nixon Says She Believes Cubans Who Call Cuba a Dictatorship

Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon said she believes Cubans who describe Cuba as a dictatorship, after a television interview answer prompted criticism from Republicans and a correction by CBS over how the exchange was characterized. Asked whether she considered Cuba a dictatorship, Nixon said, “That is what people have told me. I have never been to Cuba, and so I will have to take their word for it.” The network initially described her as having declined to answer. It later deleted that post and added an editor’s note saying the earlier version did not accurately portray her answer. Nixon objected to the initial description, saying she had told the interviewer that Cubans had described Cuba as a dictatorship and that she believed them. She said she had not declined to answer. In a subsequent statement, she said she had repeatedly called the Cuban people’s situation a dictatorship and had spoken with Cubans about their experiences and those of their families. Nixon also criticized the longstanding U.S. embargo on Cuba and expressed support for returning to policies pursued under former President Barack Obama. During the interview, she argued that the embargo had not changed the...