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James Comer gets more than he can handle from Newsmax host: 'Sounds like a false flag'
May 21, 2026
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A GOP congressman had a hard time during an appearance on Newsmax selling the Trump administration's newest moves against a foreign country.Rep. James Comer (R-KY) was trying to convince Newsmax anchor Rob Finnerty that the United States needed to take action against Cuba and its former president, Raúl Castro. The Trump administration declared on Wednesday that it indicted Castro.I get it, the Ayatollah is gone, Nicolas Maduro is in jail, but now Cuba? Finnerty said, shaking his head.
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This narrative analysis was generated using the CoDataLab Global Intelligence Engine. Our proprietary AI scans thousands of cross-border sources to identify sentiment patterns, framing techniques, and potential media bias. While AI provides the data-driven foundation, our objective is to empower readers with additional context beyond the standard headline.The content displayed above is a structured summary designed for rapid information processing. For the full original report, please visit the source outlet.Look, I think people struggle with how this is America first, when gas is 4.55 a gallon right now.Comer responded, It is, and you're absolutely right, but then toed the Trump line by insisting that going after another foreign leader is necessary.Cuba has always been a national security threat, Comer said. It's just minutes away from Miami.But do you really think they're a threat? Finnerty asked.If some country went in and loaded Cuba with the same drones Iran had when we first started bombing Iran, then yes, I think it could be a threat, Comer answered. We've got to be on guard because of the new types of warfare that's out there.Finnerty didn't buy it, though.To me, this just sounds like we're just trying to make the case to attack Cuba, Finnerty said. I don't buy it. It sounds like a false flag operation.
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