The move was vehemently opposed by U.S. ambassador Earl E. T. Smith, and led U.S. State Department adviser William Wieland to lament that "I know Batista is considered by many as a son of a bitch ... but American interests come first ... at least he was our son of a bitch."
The move was fiercely opposed by U.S. ambassador Earl E. T. Smith, and led U.S. State Department adviser William Wieland to regret that "I understand Batista is regarded as a bastard ... but American interests come first ... at least he was our bastard."