The Republican National Committee (RNC) released today the sixth episode of Real America, a podcast hosted by RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel. In this episode, Chairwoman McDaniel hosts Rep. Carlos Gimenez (FL-26) to discuss the Congressman’s upbringing and escape from Cuba, the dangers of Big Tech censorship, the ongoing Biden Border Crisis, and Democrats’ calls to defund the police.
“Today, I'm so excited to be joined by Congressman Carlos Gimenez, who truly has a remarkable story from fleeing Communist Cuba, to becoming mayor of Miami, to now leading Florida’s 26th Congressional District in Washington, D.C.,” said Chairwoman McDaniel. “While far-left Democrats in Congress are embracing communism and socialism, Cuban-Americans like Congressman Gimenez fought and fled communism to achieve the American Dream.”
In the podcast, Chairwoman McDaniel and Congressman Gimenez also talk about how Hispanic Americans are leaving the Democrat Party and turning towards the Republican Party, the party of freedom and opportunity for all.
“Democrats think that somehow all Hispanics are going to be Democrats in the end, and then they got a rude awakening in my district,” said Congressman Gimenez. “They won that district by 16 points in 2016 and they lost it by 5 in 2020 - that's a 21 point swing. I attribute that to a lot of it to the defunding the police, the socialism aspect, compared to what was going on in Venezuela and now what's going on in Cuba. And our community liked President Trump's way that he stood up to the folks, you know, putting America first.”
“Real America” shares stories from outside the beltway, highlights Republican leadership, and shows how Republican policies are leading America’s comeback and working for real Americans. Chairwoman McDaniel is offering the platform for Republican leaders to share their successes and for listeners to hear real stories from the exciting, leading voices in our Party. Previous episodes feature SD Gov. Kristi Noem, TX Gov. Greg Abbott, Kellyanne Conway, Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and Senator Tim Scott (R-SC).
