Ben Rhodes
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Like if they're just focused on how to enrich themselves, you know, damn everyone else, they're not interested in what's best for you.
And like, they're just, all the writing is on the wall.
You know, like if you're trying to pick a boyfriend, you're not going to choose the guy that only wants to talk about himself and wants you to make all the compromises, you know?
And so it's like, the writing is on the wall, people.
Later on, I'll give them some tips.
Last story here.
I want to just do a quick update and get your take on it.
So speaking of the Russian president, right, in a strange turn of events, President Trump broke the blockade over the weekend by letting a Russian oil tanker navigate into Cuba.
That ship is called the Anatoly Kalotkin, and it reached ports this morning.
Now, we've continued to cover this, but the blockade that was imposed back in January, it's thrown the island into a full-blown energy and economic crisis.
I think crisis can seem like a little bit of a vague term.
So, yes, a humanitarian crisis.
Let me give some specific example of what's going on.
Cubans are suffering from frequent and long blackouts.
Power plants aren't operating properly.
Hospitals have limited power capacity to treat patients.
The water supply is disrupted.
There's no heat or air conditioning.
Students aren't able to attend classes because there is no fuel.
There's no transportation.