Cuban-Born Businessman Warns Against Socialism’s ‘Empty Promises’ in RNC Speech

In this screenshot from the RNC’s livestream of the 2020 Republican National Convention, Maximo Alvarez, founder of Sunshine Gasoline, addresses the virtual convention on August 24, 2020. The Committee on Arrangements for the 2020 Republican National Committee via Getty Images

Florida businessman Maximo Alvarez on Monday evening warned against the threat of socialism during a speech at the Republican National Convention (RNC), explaining that he fled communist Cuba when Fidel Castro and his regime took over the island nation decades ago.

Alvarez, who owns Sunshine Gasoline Distributors, said that he believes the Democratic platform espoused by nominee Joe Biden promotes socialist policies.