Mario Díaz-Balart: “these negotiations are, you know, frankly--it is what Senator Marco Rubio said.”

But on the other hand playing footsies with all the allies of Russia... that doesn't pass the straight-face test.

This absolutely does not happen without the coordination and the approval and the support of the Cuban regime.

If we are serious about this, then let's be serious about it.

To call those folks the counterparts of the U.S. Coast Guard is not only insensitive and insulting, but it shows a lack of understanding of reality.