Last Thursday, the Wall Street Journal reported that China had agreed to pay Cuba billions of dollars to establish a major signals and electronic intelligence station on the island.
It was a bombshell story reflecting escalating tensions between the world's two most powerful nations. Unfortunately, the Biden administration wasn't interested in being straight with the people.Asked about the report that same Thursday, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby was explicit with MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell. As he put it,"I've seen that press report. It's not accurate.
"I'm actually really glad you asked that question," Kirby said. This is Kirby's petulant go-to response when he's challenged by journalists on the administration's discrepancies or failings. He added,"I can tell you that we were as forthcoming as we should have been at the time the first stories appeared.
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