GOP rep forced to return money from ex-diplomat who sparked rant against Biden’s Cuba policies

Manuel Rocha, former U.S. ambassador to Bolivia, has long painted himself as a major critic of the late Fidel Castro and Cuba’s communist dictatorship. But on Friday, December 1, the 73-year-old Rocha was arrested for allegedly serving as an agent of the Cuban government. Miami-born Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-Florida), a former Telemundo reporter turned MAGA conspiracy theorist, has returned two checks she received from Rocha — who she formerly regarded as an ally.Politico’s Daniel Lippman, in a December 6 tweet, reports, “SCOOP: Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.), who slammed the Biden…