Miguel Diaz-Canel: Cubans ‘Would Die’ Defending the Communist Regime if U.S. Ousts Him

Miguel Díaz-Canel, the figurehead “President” of Cuba, claimed to NBC that any military attempt from the United States to depose him would be met by Cubans willing to die for the communist regime that has oppressed them for 67 years.

Díaz-Canel issued the claim speaking with NBC News’s “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker in Havana. NBC published the full, roughly 53-minute interview on Sunday days after releasing a five minute-long snippet in which the figurehead claimed he will not step down from his position at a time when U.S. officials and members of the Cuban communist regime have engaged in talks.

Díaz-Canel claimed to Welker that there is “no need” for changes in the Cuban regime and rejected President Donald Trump’s calls for the failing communist state to reach a deal with the United States.

“If the time comes, I don’t think there would be any justification for the