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.
The Obama administration says it wants to improve U.S. ties with Cuba, but its own policies are preventing the country from keeping its diplomatic facilities open.
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.