Cuba
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Washington, D.C., mayor Muriel Bowser (D.) removed a pro-freedom slogan in front of the Cuban embassy a day after it was painted on the street to protest Cuba's communist regime, sparking criticism from Cuban Americans.
The painting, which read "Cuba Libre" ("Free Cuba"), was painted by the embassy as part of a demonstration against Cuba's government and its violent treatment of political protesters. Activists drew inspiration from the Black Lives Matter movement, whose slogan decorated the road in front of the White House for months. Comedian Alex Gonzalez of Los Pichy Boys, who has spent 15 years speaking out against the communist regime and streams videos about the crackdown in Cuba to his half-million followers on Instagram, said Bowser is siding with an oppressive regime.
The Bowser administration defended the decision to crackdown on the anti-Castro activists. "The ‘Cuba Libre' painting on the street was unauthorized, so DPW crews power washed to remove it," Erica Cunningham, the public information officer for D.C. Public Works, told the Free Beacon.
