60 years after the Bay of Pigs invasion, many Cuban Americans' distrust of the Democratic Party still affects national politics
60 years after the Bay of Pigs invasion, many Cuban Americans’ distrust of the Democratic Party still affects national politics For many, it is a historical footnote. A bit of trivia from a bygone era. A failed Cold War operation known as one of the biggest blunders in the history of US intelligence operations. But for those who stormed a small stretch of Cuban coastline on April 17, 1961, the failed Bay of Pigs invasion was a turning point in the fight against an oppressive communist dictatorship — one that, some argue, still carries an outsized impact on national elections in the United...
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