ODNI warns of election interference by Cuba to help candidates with ties to the regime

The Cuban regime is allegedly interfering in the U.S. election. Such actions would have a clear objective: helping leftist candidates and those with ties to communism to win a seat in Congress.

This is what the Directorate of National Intelligence (ODNI) investigating, according to what several of its officials assured in a joint press conference with the Department of State (DOS). The ultimate goal of the Cuban regime is that the politicians who obtain positions of power work in its favor on relevant issues.

Among others, the ODNI highlights the possible lifting of the U.S. embargo on Cuba. "Havana is very focused on some political issues that it sees as negatively affecting the regime, particularly the U.S. embargo on Cuba and other economic and travel restrictions, all of which Havana perceives as an effort to force regime change," officials said.

So far, no specific congressional or local candidates have been named. The only thing that has been specified is that the alleged Cuban interference targets politicians based on their ideas or proposals for Washington's foreign policy that may be of interest to them. This also serves the Cuban regime from the other side, which is to say that they are seeking to burden the campaigns of candidates with tougher stances against their government.

In this way, Cuba joins the list of countries, together with China, Iran and Russia, which Washington is accusing of jeopardizing the integrity of the 2024 election. It would not be the first time. According to intelligence officials, in 2020, the Castro regime tried to persistently influence to denigrate the image of certain congressional candidates. These efforts were especially present in the state of Florida, where there is an large Cuban community.

Along with these actions affecting electoral candidates, the Cuban regime is also seeking to influence public opinion, according to a report by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. The regime is allegedly create a significant amount of content on social media to achieve this goal.

This content is allegedly being produced and spread by fake profiles posing as ordinary citizens.