Trump is rewarding his right-wing Cuban backers by making it harder for Biden to reopen relations.
Trump’s Parting Outrage Against Cuba
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Trump is rewarding his right-wing Cuban backers by making it harder for Biden to reopen relations.
John Kerry’s ascent to U.S. Secretary of State generated a discussion about taking Cuba off the State Department’s list of “state sponsors of terrorism.” Given Kerry’s generally reasonable position on Cuba in the past, it was perhaps not surprising that he considered this option. Nonetheless, on May 1, the U.S. State Department announced that Cuba would remain on its list. It’s a serious mistake.