Fidel Castro’s grandson would welcome deal with Trump

The grandson of the Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro has said most of the island’s residents “want to be capitalist, not communist,” and called for a deal between President Donald Trump and officials in Havana.

Cuba has for months been squeezed by an American ban on Venezuelan oil imports to the island, which has quickly spiraled into an energy crisis where blackouts and food shortages are common, and healthcare and transportation judder to a halt.

Sandro Castro, who has shot to fame as a controversial social media star, said life in Cuba was “so hard,” adding: “there are many people here who want to do capitalism with sovereignty.”

Castro does not hold any official positions in Cuba’s government.

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