Cuba blames US, social media for uprising against communist regime

Cuba’s communist regime is trying to blame the US for the huge uprising against its totalitarian government — as it also calls on “revolutionaries” to take to the streets and “fight” any anti-government protesters.

On Sunday, thousands took to the streets in cities and towns across the long-suffering nation, screaming “freedom” and “enough” — as well as anti-government slogans and demands for the removal of President Miguel Díaz-Canel.

The dictatorship responded with a huge police presence, dispatching special forces jeeps with machine guns mounted on the back.

Dozens of demonstrators were arrested in the country’s capital, Havana.

There were also clashes with pro-government supporters, who were blamed for assaulting journalists as Cuban authorities shut down internet service throughout the afternoon to stop news getting out.

Despite the protesters’ clear calls of “Down with the dictatorship” and “Down with Díaz-Canel,” the Cuban leader blamed the uprising on “the Cuban-American mafia” and “influencers and Youtubers.”

“We are calling on all the revolutionaries in the country, all the Communists, to hit the streets wherever there is an effort to produce these provocations,” he said in an ominous warning.