Noel King

I lived in Cuba during the Obama era, and I think a lot of people have hope also, genuine hope of this different approach.

Not because they see Obama or Trump as a special figure or whatever, because people want to get rid of the socialist system.

That's why a lot of people.

So they say, you know, if you're going to do a deal with them, in the case of Obama...

We will see, you know, we will give you some grace to see what happens in the island.

The thing is that sadly, during the Obama era, we didn't saw the changes, the big changes that people need, the release of political prisoners.

We didn't saw...

liberalization of the political landscape, you know, pluripartyism.

We didn't saw that.

So Trump's approach is more connected, I would say, with the Republican aisle of the big Cuban-American lobby.

that exists in Washington, D.C.

since decades ago.

And I think their approach has been proven more correct during the years, and now is the case also.

And I think that it could be controversial.

I think Trump is controversial, and he doesn't hide that.

I think he's a fisher, not a bog, as you say, Americans.

But I think the approach has been given a lot of hope to Cubans.

And Cubans are willing to give Trump some grace, you know, as they did with Obama.

Some Cubans did with Obama.

And what I think is Cubans are really willing to see a change.