White House torches Jayapal over Cuba oil outreach: Dems ‘sip margaritas with terrorists’

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., joined 'Fox & Friends First' to discuss why she considers the secret trip 'unconscionable' and why the issue at hand is so personal to her being the daughter of a Cuban immigrant. The White House slammed progressive Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., who admitted she spoke with foreign ambassadors about getting oil to Cuba despite U.S. sanctions, defending the outreach as "literally our right and responsibility." "The Democrats continue to show Americans who they really are – the America Last party who sip margaritas with terrorists, advocate for illegal alien criminals, and undermine the United States to aid a failed, communist regime," White House spokesperson Olivia Wales told Fox News Digital. "Pramila Jayapal’s actions are shameful from a sitting Congresswoman clearly suffering from [Trump Derangement Syndrome]," Wal