my father, antonio de la guardia, was head of a government department created by fidel castro, tasked high—tech equipment from the us. my father was accused of being in contact with drug traffickers. it was said that was the only reason he was executed. but for me, it was all about politics. fidel castro wanted to do away with a group of officers who had different opinions to those of the regime. from about 1985, we began to feel the influence in cuba of the reforms in the soviet union, perestroika. these were issues that were being openly talked about here. my friends and i used to sit in the garden with my father and talk about how if things were changing in eastern europe, then cuba should change too. i did not imagine that expressing those opinions could mean being arrested and then executed. the trial was filmed every day. it lasted a week and was broadcast each night on tv. it was totally controlled. the accused could only say yes or no. the last time i visited him injail wasjust days before his execution. by then, it was obvious that we were going to lose him. he asked me to lo

to cuba with enemy number one at the time one of the avowed enemies of the united states with fidel castroon his private island. that was a fascinating twist in the book. >> he was basically a conservative and even accepted that invitation. why did he? >> he was dazzled a world leader was actually watching what he brought it's a thrill if you make something and it was so uncertain he had gone through so many obstacles which i detailed in the book that could have killed cnn even before it started that is called a soft launch now it wasn't guaranteed it would keep going it was only a couple million homes to start so now even as an enemy of the united states it was incredibly flattering and at a certain level he thought he was never taken seriously in part because of his behavior and now the idea somebody who is enormously serious is reaching out and wanting to talk with the course he set cnn on after that. we have to fight cnn in the early days with a white house press pool it seems like an obvious thing now but then was on the fringes of the networks to penetrate that circle and then all of

and canoodle with fidel castro and his private island.at was a fascinating twist in the book. >> he was basically a conservative the fact that he accepted the invitation, why do you think he did? >> think he was dazzled a world leader was actually watching what he brought. it's a thrill if you make something you know well somebody consumes it it was so uncertain and he'd gone through so many obstacles, which i detail in the book that could've killed cnn before it even started. even once it started it's what we would call a soft launch now because it wasn't guaranteed it was going to keep going. it was only a couple million homes to start. the idea that all of a sudden even this about enemy of the united states was issuing invitation was incredibly flattering. i think on a certain level ted felt he was never really taken seriously in part because of his behavior now all of a sudden the idea that somebody who is enormously serious would be reaching out and wanting to talk was not only life-changing for him in terms of the course he set cnn

but you put someone sympathizing with fidel castro. 's not just people in miami who fled the regime who think poorly of castro. good luck winning in pennsylvania with someone who has good things to say about one of the murderous dictators from the 20th century. this is another piece of evidence that the president will turn this race around gradually then suddenly. >> please, joe biden pick karen bass so trump can win florida and the election. judge jeanine: former star running-back herschel walker running-back herschel walker joins this year, the alzheimer's association running-back herschel walker joins walk to end alzheimer's is everywhere. all of us are raising funds for one goal: a world without alzheimer's and all other dementia. because this disease isn't waiting, neither are you. go to alz dot org slash walk. [♪] judge jeanine: you heard it right here on "justice" last week. the benefits of intervention with covid, take a listen to what bill gates had to say this week. >> you can see the therapeutic benefit fastr faster than the

but you put someone sympathizing with fidel castro. not just people in miami who fled the regime who think poorly of castro. good luck winning in pennsylvania with someone who has good things to say about one of the murderous dictators from the 20th century. this is another piece of evidence that the president will turn this race around gradually then suddenly. >> please, joe biden pick karen bass so trump can win florida and the election. judge jeanine: former star running-back herschel walker joins me in a few minutes. and wl now during the coronavirus pandemic. our elderly jewish brothers and sisters who are so precious to god they have no access to food. as christians and jews we know that we have a scriptural mandate to feed the hungry. and here there are thousands in desperate need. 17 years ago edna was in a horrible terrorist attack. she's still in excruciating pain her food is running out and she's isolated and frightened. all the time i suffer alone with sickness and pain. the need is especially urgent due to the coronavirus

todd: he lived under fidel castro's rule and last night slammed democrat socialist ideas.arning from the cuban-american coming up. >> donald trump -- we choose america. >> taking center stage at the republican national convention with a dire warning about socialism. >> an emotional plea to voters. >> good morning. the republican national convention kicking off last night. one of the highlights was maximo alvarez, founder of sunshine gasoline distributors, he fled cuba at the age of 13 as fidel castro took power. he warned socialist promises made by the democrats are empty promises. >> over our country. you can still hear the sounds of those broken promises, the sound of waves in the ocean carrying families with children who are willing to risk everything. donald trump, because i choose america. >> also the promise of free healthcare and defund the police sound familiar in the country he was born in is totally destroyed. big moment last night. >> bill diblasio has a grim suggestion for restaurants and diners, bill diblasio, restaurants in the city for indoor dining may not

a lot of scrutiny on the karen bass statement on fidel castro, following the death of fidel.ssing is a great loss to the people of cuba. obviously getting a lot of pushback on that. let's not forget about susan rice on the defens defensive fos comment on benghazi. >> what sparked the recent violence was the airing on the internet of a very hateful, very offensive video. todd:.todd: kelly, this criticf these two individuals, does it impact joe biden's vp selection and in turn his candidacy? >> no, i don't think so. i think whoever biden picks is going to be scrutinized. but honestly, i think it's a disfractiodistraction of what'sn in our country. i mean, we are facing an unemployment rate which we've never faced since the great depression. we have over 100,000 people dead because of covid. i mean, we're facing really concerns in our country. so i really don't think it's going to have any effect on biden's selection. whoever he picks is going to be criticized and i think it's just a distraction. susan rice has been exonerated for everything that she's done. and also, you know,

you mention the fidel castro comments, there is a major cuban-american block in battleground florida, not to mention crucial modernist and centrist boats that biden needs that they're going to win. but i think that may bring her a few steps forward but otherwise, it simply a radical buffet. >> sean: aaron, you're the director of press communications for the 2020 campaign, and you can see the biggest donor in this entire race is going to be the media mob, which hated donald trump since the day he and melania tram came down the escalator at trump tower. >> i mean you are right, sean. first, congratulations on the new book and thank you for having me but you're right, the media is clearly putting their hand on the scale to try to make things easier for joe biden. trying to provide him air cover on the debates, trying to make things easier for him when it comes to trying to pick a vp nominee. they can cover for all these things. let's look at how radical the democrats have become in this country. these presumptive democrat nominee is actually consideringa castro sympathizer as his vp nomi

longer about the weather and cultural immersion, you join the ideas that are being spread when fidel castroaway she said is a great loss to the people of cuba and she eulogized the communist party leader by the name of neil cannon. the final point i'll make the biden campaign is stuck with tough decisions, they need to excite their base and also when middle america and said they put themselves in a box, the democrat bench is not that deep and i think it will help the president. steve: i cannot believe that susan rice is fiercely being considered. especially to learn with a very well sourced piece that she is really one of the favorites, susan rice, what are they thinking? sara: she was actually believe it or not, four weeks ago somebody asked me who i saw former vice president joe biden would pick and actually believed it would be susan rice. i believe for the campaign, for his campaign the only person they felt that they could pick because like charlie said they did box themselves in so you are absolutely right, we all realized what susan rice has done, she has lied repeatedly, like to the

bernie sanders who prays fidel castro as a humanitarian and said he has done some bad things but at leasta reading program for people. last night mr. alvarez laid out that he watched people who look exactly like him starve and die as a result of people like fidel castro and bernie sanders making all these promises and taking all the power from the elite that the top and leaving the people with nothing. so yes there are conclusions to be drawn there when it comes to ideologies that have infiltrated the democratic party. joe biden as the nominee. it's very obvious when you sign a unified document with a platform about socialism and you have major socialists speaking your convention, that it's controlling major parts of the party in your agenda should you win the white house. >> juan: dana, one last note. republicans lifted up the mccloskeys yesterday as second amendment murders. didn't they create a huge opening for democrats and use their convention to speak about families worried about gun violence, their children being victims of mass shooting. >> dana: the mccloskeys are saying that law

first to the congresswoman to karen bass, what did she say in the past about fidel castro's death fourrs ago? >> sandra, she said at the time that it was a great loss for the people of cuba but now she is clarifying that she is not a castro sympathizer after speaking to some colleagues of hers from a critical swing state. >> i absolutely would have not put that statement out and i will tell you that after talking to my colleagues who represent the state of florida, raised those concerns with me, lesson learned, would not do that again for sure. >> buzz about bass is building. same goes for susan rice. not all biden insiders are convinced it will be one of them. a former democrat governor of pennsylvania who raises money for biden thinks he will select kamala harris saying if i had to bet my life on who would be the candidate i would still bet harris, the least negative, most polished, the person who can take on vice president pence in a campaign debate. some people accuse harris of being too ambitious to be biden's number two. castro is out there saying it's the third time biden has ru

fidel castro asked if he was a communist. he said he was a roman catholic, he knew he had to hide the truth. but the country i was born in is gone, totally destroyed. i watch the news in seattle, chicago, portland, and other cities, when i see the history being -- when i hear the promises, i have herd -- i hear echos of former life i never wanted to hear again. i see shadows. i thought i had out run. my parents only wanted one person to decide my fate, me. not some member, not some government official, not some beurocrat. in america i would decide my own future. i am so grateful to america, the place where i was able to build my american dream, through hard work and determination, president trump knows the american story was written by people like you and i. who love our country. and take risks to build a future for our families and neighbors. i may be a cuban born but i am 100% american. this is the greatest country in the world. i said this before, if i gave away everything that i have today it would equal 1% of what i was

cuban-american man from florida talking about his upbringing, when he said that he once heard fidel castro asked if he was a communist, and he said, no, i'm a roman catholic, it was a -- he was saying, in effect, joe biden tells you he's a roman catholic. we all know what that means. as a catholic, i have to say that, for me, was a little bit of a kind of i'm not sure i can take this kind of a moment. actually, you could just say you're roman catholic, and it could mean you're roman catholic. it doesn't mean you're fidel castro and secretly trying to hide your communism. >> i had thought we litigated this in 1960. >> yeah. >> brian, can we talk for a second about the mccloskeys? can we just have a moment? that was one of the strangest choices i've seen made in a political convention. they're facing charges for menacing, for waving guns at peaceful protesters who were marching for black lives matter against the killing of black bodies by police, and they're sort of hailed and given this honorific to stand there and talk about the biden campaign is to eliminate the suburbs. and that was stra

as a kid, i was buddies with fidel castro. i was a pretty heavy cigar smoker and super communist back then. i went through that phase. this one might really surprise you. i was tight with a guy who murdered my wife. we hit it off at the trial. most people don't remember i was married. that's because he killed her on the wedding day, but anyway, all water under the bridge. people are always curious about me. i'm fascinating. i even did this thing for google recently, where i answered some of my most commonly-asked questions to set the record straight. let's look at it. why won't david spade's mustache grow in. thanks for asking. when i was 19, i took my girlfriend's birth control accidently. i thought it was a one-a-day vitamin, and now i can't grow a mustache, and i can't have a baby. thanks for bringing up a sore sub. when was the last time david spade [ bleep ]ed his pants? i can't believe one person on google asked that. let alone a majority to get to the top of the questions. i'm not a real pant [ bleep ]er, but i have a f

fidel castro named him the historian of havana come in charge of preserving the city from the ravagesf tropical rain. speaking in 2016, he told me it was a costly but vital task. >> restoration costs money, money, and more money. it is like the national sport 40 kaine countries. that is why you are seeing the disappearance of historic city centers in latin america and the rise of the megacities. will: other latin american capitals knocked out and rebuild their centers, but he always try to keep havana intact. he created a unique system of shops and hotels which pay for the restoration work in old havana, and was praised international bodies like unesco. a few years ago, that mini- empire was passed into the hands of the cuban military, and many wonder about the future preservation of havana without him. his last major work was a resplendent citol building, cuba's parliament returned to but he took controversial decisions over which buildings would be safe and was condemned-- which condemned, leading to a greater role inpr ate capital in saving the city. as cubans mourn, it remains toi

you should -- joe biden is basically not that different from fidel castro according to the big republicanonor from florida. be very afraid. that is what the whole deal was. jonathan: mark, i know you have the complete opposite view of eugene robinson. answering my question to you, zeroing in on when eugene said last night was about fear, you let out a little chuckle. do you not see it that way? mark: we seem to be watching to differ conventions. very different. two very different worlds we are seeing. first of all, to criticize republicans for spreading fear and every speaker at the prophetic national convention said the democracy is under threat from another four years of donald trump. the democratic convention was substance-free and it unrelenting assault on donald trump. the reason is because the democrats spent their week trying to shore up their lukewarm base and hold onto voters that they had won in 2018, suburban republicans. they made no effort to expand their base our reach out to say the working-class republicans who voted twice for barack obama but switched to trump -- there wa

why would she ever say that about fidel castro.response on chris wallace's show? >> of course not. what she basically said is i wouldn't say that -- i wouldn't tell you what i'm really thinking because she knows that florida is so important to the presidential election. look, karen bass makes bernie sanders look like ronald reagan. she was part of the communist youth brigade that traveled to cuba. she had fascination with communist cuba since traveling back to cuba multiple times. that tweet she gave was only four years ago. it's quite disturbing and she played dumb like oh, i didn't know that there were all these human rights abuses is what she basically told chris wallace really? she didn't know why thousands of cubans cuba to go to florida. shark infested waters to get to america? give me a break. she is lying and we all know that. ainsley: the top names we hear the most are probably susan rice, kamala harris or susan rice. susan rice went on sunday shows after benghazi. here is how she defends her role on the benghazi response.

during the cold war, it was fidel castro's wish to see cuba completely self—sufficient in terms of foodgely dependent on imports and particularly vulnerable at times of crisis. vista hermosa is a privately—run organic farm outside havana which supplies the state with milk and cattle and privately sells vegetables, fruit, cheese and pork. its head agronomist says cuba can do more to break its reliance on food from abroad. translation: i think imports will always be present in cuba. but we can reduce just how much we bring in by cultivating the land better, by working to improve our techniques and our science, and by using far better technology. to complicate matters, the trump administration has breathed new life into the us economic embargo on cuba. so, to help tackle the coronavirus pandemic, the island has produced 500 of its own ventilators with money from the european union. covid is a gigantic problem for any country. but for a country which is under a blockade and has so many difficulties acquiring equipment, the problem we feared could've been worse. dollarisation is a dirty word

of any of them i remember the one in her name escapes me right now from florida who had praised fidel castro and that's not exactly what you want in a candidate for the highest office a 2nd highest office in the land so she mediately denounce that but i think from a overall standpoint gets down to it the vice presidential pick is not really all that important it doesn't make a big difference all he has to do is not screw it up and look there is i think what biden's choices larry is if he truly wants to be a transformational figure does he pay appoint somebody who is the future of the party who's a common harrison quote she's young she is fresh i think she really did herself well in the presidential campaign or does it take someone who represents his generation the party and elizabeth warren who is about his same age and doesn't represent the future so much i think that's going to be the extreme aspect of strategical areas whether or not it is a choice for the future or choice that represents his generation and based on that decision i think will tell us a lot about what he is what he's tryin

the congressional black caucus karen bass is reportedly being considered but her comments about fidel castroinois senator tammy duckworth has served in the house and the senate. a recipient of the purple heart she could have appeal across the political spectrum. and the massachusetts senator elizabeth warren who would be popular with the progressives but may pundits suspect she not be his final choice. for more, i've been speaking to amanda renteria who worked for hillary clinton during her 2016 presidential run. it is really about the campaign deciding when is the right time to do it. there is a bunch of logistics behind the scenes that go into these decisions, i remember it well in 2016 and you really do need a line as campaign teams but when will this be a great time to do it? and this election cycle's announcements are difficult with all the news surfacing and with the very intense and election cycle right now. he said he wanted a woman but the big question is will it be a black woman and critics are saying that by delaying this, it has all become quite messy and you have got some candid

crucial to the crumbling cuban economy following the collapse of the soviet union benefactor to fidel castro bellman freeman runs an award winning architecture firm in new york he says lay hours passion for heaven is history motivated the restoration. say we owe somehow managed to. operate on a level that both gains of trust in the political establishment. but also the common people who were revered herm's for having taken the lead in preserving the city of havana he he spearheaded and he invented this incredible system of with initial government funding seed money. system within the office of the historian of the city of willpower to finance their rather restoration of buildings the historic core for hotels restaurants shops and then to channel the proceeds from these profit making enterprise is into the continuing the next projects for. historic preservation and restoration the city nasa says 2 astronauts aboard a space x. capsule on trying to land off floor there on sunday afternoon astronauts doug hurley and bob behnken have undocked when their 2 month mission on board the international

he criticized the american establishment for failing to meet with ho chi minh and fidel castro. he argues the myth of white supremacy is crumbling and teenagers have an absence of a feeling of community. he says while the u.s. was willing to liberate grenada, it has not done the same for detroit or new york. he says the drug and alcohol problems of the inner cds went unattended -- inner cities went unattended. mr. baldwin says there were two harlem's. the black people who lived on the hill, and himself. he was born in new york city, 1924, the first of nine children. the grandson of a slave. he grew up in harlem. after graduation he had many jobs to support his writing. he has been published in harper's and commentary. by 1948, feeling frustrated, he moved to paris. air.s a breath of fresh he felt as though he came out of a dark tunnel and found himself underneath the open sky. he now divides his time between new york city and southern france. welcome james baldwin to the national press club. [applause] thank you very much. good afternoon. i am pleased to be here. surprised when

projects was to save a wooden road from being covered in asphalt he befriended then president fidel castro and became a member of cuba's parliament he persuaded castro to focus on restoring the capital after years of disrepair. he worked to designate parts of the city as a unesco world heritage site and began rebuilding. i'm happy to not be celebrating the $500.00 on of the city of falling off of honor but the $450.00 remain more opportunities so that during the next 5 years we can restore more of it thousands of cubans were forced from their homes to make room for rehabilitation projects but lay all said non were displaced without being offered comparable places to live i know that it was fidel but. somehow managed to. operate on a level. both games and trust the political establishment. but also the common people under his guidance cuba rebuilt dozens of colonial era buildings making them attractive to tourists power lines were laid underground to avoid the area suffering frequent power outages that plagued the rest of the city tourism became crucial to the cuban economy as it crumbled f

the congressional black caucus karen bass is reportedly being considered, but her comments about fidel castrould hurt her chances. illinois senator tammy duckworth has served in the house and the senate. a recipient of the purple heart, she could have appeal across the political spectrum. and the massachusetts senator elizabeth warren, who would be popular with the progressives, but may pundits suspect she may not be his final choice. amanda renteria is a political aide who has worked as the national political director for hillary clinton during her 2016 presidential run. she joins us from menlo park in california. welcome to bbc news. i think there are 11, actually, on the list amanda. he said he was going to make his pick this week, what is holding him up? it is exciting, it is really about the campaign deciding when is the right time to do it. there is a bunch of which is six behind the scenes that go into these decisions, i remember it well in 2016 and you really do need a line of pan —— campaign teams but when will this be a great? and this election cycle's announcements are difficult wi

i heard the promises of fidel castro.nd me who look like me, who suffer and starve and died because they believe those empty promises. they swallow their communist poison pill. if you have a chance, go to the freedom tower in miami. stop and listen. you can still hear the sounds of those broken promises. it is the sound of waves in the ocean carrying families clinging to pieces of wood. families with children who can't swim but willing to risk everything to reach this blessed land. it is the sound of tears hitting the paper of an application to become an american citizen. soon after they experience the reality. look at them, listen to them, learn the truth. those false promises spread the wealth, free education, free health care, de-fund the police? trust a socialist state more than your family and your community? they don't sound radical to my ears. they sound familiar. fidel castro was asked if he was a communist. he said he was a roman catholic. he knew he had to hide the truth. but the country he was born in is gone,

. >> i heard the promises of fidel castro. t i can never forget all those who grew up around me. who look like me, but suffer starved, and died because they believe those empty promises. those false promises bread the wealth.y free education, free healthcare defunded the police? trust the social estate more than your family and your community? they don't sound radical to my ears, they sound familiar. to get they sound familiar.r trust estate more than you trust your own family. that is what they're telling you by the way. that is the theme that runs through it. we often attack the republican party and they deserve it. when you get right down to it there's a massive difference between the party. the bedrock of beliefs of the party are not the same, that is the most obvious take away from the last two weeks. >> over on cnn the governor of new york's brother has a primetime show. is he the man he seems to be on tv? secret tape recordings suggestbe no, he's a very different man from the one you see on tv. we will explain next. ee on tv. we w w w w w >> television is a famously phony

people are not vetted and all of a sudden we hear all these crazy stories about scientology and fidel castrond that's a real problem that has trump starts to get up in the polls, 43 or 44, joe biden's strategy, of staying in the basement and not going out, he's going to have to come out and once he comes out i'm afraid to say that those cognitive issues seem to be enhanced by being in the basement, he didn't get a lot of stimulation and you know, churchill said on world war i, the only man on either side of the war that could lose it in an afternoon and joe biden is the only candidate in his race who could lose the entire race in an afternoon or a minute because he is capable saying almost anything. i think that explains what you're talking about about the mail and the questions about whether we should even have a debate, they are really starting to get worried. >> laura: back in april i said there was not going to be a presidential debate, the press would give them cover and come up with some scenario, it wasn't fair, it wasn't right, there's just no way he can debate trump, it's not going

i heard the promises of fidel castro and i can never forget all those who grew up around me. who looked like me. who suffered and starved and it died because they believed those empty promises. they swallow the communist poison pill. >> that's emotional. the line that he said he saw seattle, chicago and portland and i see history being rewritten and i hear echoes of my former life that i never wanted to see again. that's a powerful thing from an exile of a country like cuba and i think that that message resonated in leading into nikki haley and tim scott. >> dana: i thought the production was really good. so tune in tonight. that will be the second night. that starts at 6:00 p.m. eastern. next, senator tim scott stealing the show last night talking about race in america. as powerful words, next. t there. - it's him! safe drivers do save 40%. click or call for a quote today. safe drivers do save 40%. what do we wburger...inner? i want a sugar cookie... wait... i want a bucket of chicken... i want... ♪ it's the easiest because it's the cheesiest. kraft. for the win win. ♪ ♪ ♪ t

. >> point fidel castro came into office, he had a massive literacy program. is that event?- is that a bad thing? >> it is unlikely cuban-americans will flip the democrats. include kamalars harris. non-caribbean of voters go blue, they could overwhelm the cuban vote. and finally, senior citizens, voting block republicans didn't have to worry about until coronavirus changed everything. the pandemic drastically lowered the amount of older voters in the state rate 83% of coronavirus deaths were people 65 and older, a demographic shift that could upend political landscape by november. florida demographics in voting patterns are mixed. serial killers and the richest people in the world trying not to pay taxes. at the end of the dinner party, they decide the president. reporter: there is no denying their influence on the presidential election is use. but that is another video. needless to say, florida keeps swinging. buy arida has come to special place in the american electoral system. i don't mean specially in a good way. election the 2000 fiasco, the infamous butterfly ballot an

also california congresswoman, karen bass, she recently tried to clarify her position on cuba and fidel castrop campaign zeroed in on her past trips and susan rice sold netflix chairs last week, speculation she's close to the top. elizabeth warren and gretchen whitmer are among the top. experts think biden's choice will be the smallest possible target for president trump. biden is facing increased calls to select a black running mate, 100 black leaders, including sean p. diddy combs wrote failing to select a black woman will mean you will lose the l z election, we don't want to vote for the devil we don't know, we are tired of voting for devils period. jill biden said it comes down to this. >> we've talked about the different women candidates, it is joe's decision who feels -- he a barack obama had. >> some democrats are displeased the attention shifted away from president trump and to joe biden. democrats want this to be referendum on the trump administration and some have concern given biden's procliffity for gas and lack of excitement about his elect iblt. back to you, bill. >> bill: nice t

. >> as i'm watching this i'm thinking, fidel castro, julius caesar.t an american president giving an acceptance speech. this would be the end of america if this is what we're going to be, this will be a democracy, that's a monarchy. it's repugnant, sorry. >> jason: wow, joining where the reaction, maybe a reporter for the hill, joe concha, fox news contributor johnny hurt, joe, yet the worst job in america andor you have to go out and watch this so tell us what you are seeing they are on all other networks. >> i was once a waiter at friendly's and that'sr the worst job in america, no way to take the order and that only teenagers and old people in there. so, yeah, it's a worse. look at, old saying is that the reward for conformity is everyone likes you except for yourself and it's amazing that it's so predetermined even before the rnc started that this thing was going to be called dark and divisive andd there's one person saying, maybe i'll just watch the speech and maybe i'll watch the convention and will come to my own conclusion. i won't worry about

headline you don't want in politico, it's on your publication, karen bass renounces her praise for fidel castro. she faced questions about several visits to cuba in the 1970s. in a statement she released after castro's death, saying the passing of the commandant is a great loss to the people of cuba. senator marco rubio said this. quote, she will be the highest ranking castro sympathizer in the history of the united states government, something she will want to deflect from but i don't believe in the last six decades there's ever been anyone considered for the vice presidency with this level of sympathy towards a marxist regime, ouch. the trump campaign could have a field day with her praise of castro. >> you're exactly right. that's one of the things about some of the candidates including karen bass and some of the others for vice president, they haven't been in the national eye. she is well-known in california, she was a speaker of the house. she's not a national figure. there aren't people that will know her all over the place. she probably hasn't been vetted the way senator harris has been

was a strict prosecutor, gretchen whitmer is white and karen bass has made weird comments about fidel castrontology. so this is a really difficult decision. it is like the bachelor. except here there is a chance a black woman might get picked. and i understand that he has to be careful. but there is something ironic that joe biden is the one looking for a running mate with zero flaws. i don't know if she will, without. she said the wrong thing one time ten years ago. and if i know all black people, they won't like that. >> but look, only joe biden foes who he is going to pick. so guessing who it could be is just pointless speculation. so let's do some pointless speculation and to help us with that, let's go to jaboukie young white. jaboukie, thanks for joining us, man, there is no perfect choice in this, but who do you think biden should pick as his vice president. >> you know trevor, there is a very obvious choice here. and when we're looking at vice presidents you really want in general someone who exciting but specifically for biden we need someone diverse and someone who will round out t