Cranes work on the construction of a structure on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 29, 2026, for the upcoming UFC fight that US President Donald Trump will host as part of the 250th anniversary of the United States.On the right side, construction continues on the White House ballroom ordered by US President Donald Trump. (Photo by Anne Lebreton / AFP via Getty Images)

Vic Mellor, 57, a US businessman and Republican candidate for Congress in Rhode Island, speaks during an interview with AFP in Havana on May 29, 2026. US businessman and Republican congressional candidate Vic Mellor, 57, said he met for several hours in Havana with Raul Guillermo Rodriguez Castro, grandson of former Cuban leader Raul Castro, during a discreet visit to the island amid heightened tensions between Havana and Washington. (Photo by ADALBERTO ROQUE / AFP via Getty Images)

Vic Mellor, 57, a US businessman and Republican candidate for Congress in Rhode Island, stands on a street in Havana on May 29, 2026. US businessman and Republican congressional candidate Vic Mellor, 57, said he met for several hours in Havana with Raul Guillermo Rodriguez Castro, grandson of former Cuban leader Raul Castro, during a discreet visit to the island amid heightened tensions between Havana and Washington. (Photo by ADALBERTO ROQUE / AFP via Getty Images)

Vic Mellor, 57, a US businessman and Republican candidate for Congress in Rhode Island, walks along a street in Havana on May 29, 2026. US businessman and Republican congressional candidate Vic Mellor, 57, said he met for several hours in Havana with Raul Guillermo Rodriguez Castro, grandson of former Cuban leader Raul Castro, during a discreet visit to the island amid heightened tensions between Havana and Washington. (Photo by ADALBERTO ROQUE / AFP via Getty Images)

Vic Mellor, 57, a US businessman and Republican candidate for Congress in Rhode Island, speaks during an interview with AFP in Havana on May 29, 2026. US businessman and Republican congressional candidate Vic Mellor, 57, said he met for several hours in Havana with Raul Guillermo Rodriguez Castro, grandson of former Cuban leader Raul Castro, during a discreet visit to the island amid heightened tensions between Havana and Washington. (Photo by ADALBERTO ROQUE / AFP via Getty Images)

Vic Mellor, 57, a US businessman and Republican candidate for Congress in Rhode Island, observes a classic American car in Havana on May 29, 2026. US businessman and Republican congressional candidate Vic Mellor, 57, said he met for several hours in Havana with Raul Guillermo Rodriguez Castro, grandson of former Cuban leader Raul Castro, during a discreet visit to the island amid heightened tensions between Havana and Washington. (Photo by ADALBERTO ROQUE / AFP via Getty Images)

Vic Mellor, 57, a US businessman and Republican candidate for Congress in Rhode Island, observes a classic American car in Havana on May 29, 2026. US businessman and Republican congressional candidate Vic Mellor, 57, said he met for several hours in Havana with Raul Guillermo Rodriguez Castro, grandson of former Cuban leader Raul Castro, during a discreet visit to the island amid heightened tensions between Havana and Washington. (Photo by ADALBERTO ROQUE / AFP via Getty Images)

Vic Mellor, 57, a US businessman and Republican candidate for Congress in Rhode Island, speaks during an interview with AFP in Havana on May 29, 2026. US businessman and Republican congressional candidate Vic Mellor, 57, said he met for several hours in Havana with Raul Guillermo Rodriguez Castro, grandson of former Cuban leader Raul Castro, during a discreet visit to the island amid heightened tensions between Havana and Washington. (Photo by ADALBERTO ROQUE / AFP via Getty Images)