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Champagne socialists in Cuba stage concert, stay in 5-star hotel as country plunges into nationwide blackout

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Champagne socialists in Cuba stage concert, stay in 5-star hotel as country plunges into nationwide blackout

Socialists from the US and Europe put on a concert in Cuba — just as the country was plunged into third blackout this month Saturday.

A convoy of socialists — including streamer Hasan Piker, the daughter of Rep. Ilhan Omar, members of Code Pink and lefty Irish hip-hop group Kneecap — is in Cuba with the goal of supporting Cuba’s oppressive communist regime.

But Piker and others have been dogged by criticism for staying in a 5-star hotel in Havana, and Kneecap played a concert in the capital city as the rest of the nation of 11 million people faced yet another major blackout.

A concert performance by KneeCap in Havana, with lead singer Mo Chara wearing a keffiyeh.

Irish rap group Kneecap performed at a concert in Havana. CyberBoy/X

People cheer as members of the Irish-language rap trio Kneecap perform a concert.

Kneecap performing at a concert for the “Nuestra America Convoy” in Havana on March 21, 2206. AP

Kneecap previously was accused of supporting Hamas. At the group’s show, which appeared to be attended by only a handful of people, the rappers were filmed chanting “Free Cuba, f–k Trump, f–k Netanyahu.

The concert was put on by the leftist activist group Code Pink, which flew in protesters to the Cuban capital on Friday.

Code Pink founder Jodi Evans was pictured smiling in a pink keffiyeh as she posed for a picture with Piker in Cuba on Saturday.

“This is like the Fyre Festival for humanities majors with trust funds,” one X user wrote, referencing 2017’s infamous fraudulent music festival.

“‘Free Palestine’ while in Cuba… This is performative and embarrassing,” another X user wrote.

Meanwhile, in a viral video, a furious Cuban filmed himself going to a hotel in Havana where the Code Pink leftists are purportedly staying, enjoying electricity thanks to a generator, amid the nationwide blackout.

The “Nuestra America Convoy” sent in socialists from North America and Europe to Cuba, under the guise of handing out 20 tons of humanitarian aid to protest the US oil blockade on the island.

A bus seen driving in a pitch-black street during a blackout in Havana on March 22, 2026.

A bus seen driving in a pitch-black street during a blackout in Havana on March 22, 2026. REUTERS/Norlys Perez

Cubans walking in the dark during the national power outage in Havana on March 21, 2026.

Cubans walking in the dark during the national power outage in Havana on March 21, 2026. Ernesto Mastrascusa/EPA/Shutterstock

Cubans seen gathering to receive water during the blackout on March 22, 2026.

Cubans seen gathering to receive water during the blackout on March 22, 2026. Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP via Getty Images

Cuba has seen its third national blackout this month, and its economy is on the brink of collapse.

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Left-wing influencer Piker, 34, brazenly claimed that he was forced to stay in a luxury hotel in the communist nation, as he arrived in Cuba this week during an international aid convoy to the island.

Jodie Evans and Hasan Piker in Havana, Cuba, with Hasan holding up a peace sign.

Leftist streamer Hasan Piker with Code Pink founder Jodi Evans in Cuba. CODEPINK / X

“The American government makes it illegal for Americans to stay wherever they want in Cuba,” Piker, an ally of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, said on a recent streaming video from Cuba.

While the US government prohibits Americans from staying in accommodation owned by the Cuban government or senior regime figures, there are no stipulations regarding the quality of lodgings.

Also along for the ride is 23-year-old Isra Hirsi, the unemployed activist daughter of embattled “Squad” Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn), as well as a delegation of Mamdani’s Democratic Socialists of America comrades.

Isra Hirsi wearing a hijab and glasses in Cuba, with a Cuban flag visible in the background.

The daughter of Ilhan Omar, Isra Hirsi, has also flown to the communist nation. israhirsi/Instagram

Mike Gonzalez, a Cuban exile forced to leave his homeland at the age of 12, accused Code Pink of treating the dictatorship like an “ideological theme park” while locals face energy shortages.

“They’re staying at a five-star hotel while the island’s electrical grid has collapsed for the second time in a week,” Gonzales, a senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation, told Fox News.

“Meanwhile, these hundreds of communists from around the world are feasting on lobster tail and treating Cuba as an ideological theme park,” he said.

Some delegates were reportedly staying at the 5-star Gran Hotel Bristol Meliá Collection, where a room costs between $130 and $520 a night.

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