Bay of Pigs Veterans Association President Johnny López de la Cruz poses at the Brigade 2506 Museum in Little Havana, Miami, on December 11, 2018. It was a mixture of everything," Lopez de la Cruz said, pointing out that many were also students in their teens. "I always say we lost the war two days before we landed," said Lopez de la Cruz. Despite hosting political candidates for decades, the Bay of Pigs veterans made Trump their first presidential endorsement in 55 years. Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez, the son of Cuban exiles, said the failure of the Bay of Pigs still impacts the political landscape.

Source: CNN April 17, 2021 11:14 UTC