President Trump Issues Statement on Cuban Independence Day
May 21, 2026
May 21, 2026
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- President Trump issued the following statement on on May 20, 2026, on Cuban Independence Day:
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Today, we commemorate Cuban Independence Day--the 124th anniversary of a once free nation's birth, forged through sacrifice, courage, and an unbreakable desire for liberty. Like the American patriots who cast off tyrannical rule 250 years ago, Cuba's founding generation rose against the Spanish Empire's subjugation to claim the same bi . . .
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Today, we commemorate Cuban Independence Day--the 124th anniversary of a once free nation's birth, forged through sacrifice, courage, and an unbreakable desire for liberty. Like the American patriots who cast off tyrannical rule 250 years ago, Cuba's founding generation rose against the Spanish Empire's subjugation to claim the same bi . . .