‘Isn’t it treason?’: GOP erupts after Jayapal admits helping Cuba to get oil despite Trump sanctions

Democrat Pramila Jayapal is facing massive GOP backlash after admitting she spoke with Mexican and other foreign diplomats about getting oil to Cuba despite escalating Trump-era sanctions. Republicans accused Jayapal of undermining U.S. foreign policy, while critics even invoked the Logan Act amid the growing controversy over Cuba’s deepening fuel crisis.The controversy exploded after Jayapal defended her outreach as part of her congressional duties following a trip to Cuba, where she met officials, dissidents and diplomats while criticizing U.S. sanctions as “economic bombing.” The political firestorm comes as the Trump administration ramps up sanctions on Cuba and threatens penalties on countries supplying oil to the island, further intensifying tensions over U.S.-Cuba relations.