Trump reinstates Cuba as state sponsor of terrorism, reversing Biden’s decision

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The inauguration of President Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States takes place inside the Capitol Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., Monday, January 20, 2025.

SOURCE: CBS NEWS- On his first day in office, President Donald Trump reinstated Cuba‘s designation as a state sponsor of terrorism, reversing an executive order issued by former President Joe Biden just last week.

Biden had announced plans to lift the designation as part of a Vatican-brokered deal to free political prisoners in Cuba.

Following the announcement, Cuban authorities began releasing detainees, including some arrested during the 2021 protests over economic hardships and government policies.

Among those freed was 24-year-old Reyna Yacnara Barreto Batista, who had been serving a four-year sentence for public disorder.

Barreto Batista told the AP she and eight others were released from a prison in Camagüey, though officials warned them their release was conditional on good behavior.

The Cuban government stated it planned to release 553 prisoners gradually, framing the move as part of the Vatican’s 2025 Jubilee celebration, not directly tied to U.S. actions.

Cuba’s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez criticized the reinstatement of the terrorism designation, calling it “a tool of political coercion” rather than a genuine effort to combat terrorism.

Mr. Trump’s reversal aligns with his administration’s hardline stance on Cuba and is supported by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who has long advocated for sanctions against the island nation.

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8 COMMENTS

  1. Politics at its worst. It’s now tit for tat. I knew this would have happened. Biden removed Cuba as a country of state sponsored terrorism only to be reinstated by Trump less than a week later. Chaos reigns even in the US and their international policies and I guess we are only beginning to see the start of another 4 years of turmoil and discord in US foreign policy.

    • if you think for one second that Biden and Trump are on opposing sides, you are still asleep and need to wake up!!!

  2. Nothing new here. It was expected. If Biden was true to himself he would not have waited until the eleventh hour to do this. He is fake and a deceiver. He called Cuba a failed state, not recognizing that Cuba is the way it is because of the sanctions that America has placed on them. The Miami Cubans would never allow any president to lift that embargo without a political price to pay. They believe that to be the only way that the regime will fall. It is sad but that is how it is. So the gimmick that Biden did while going out the door was not even celebrated 24 hours. or so.

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  4. “Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.”
    — Martin Luther king Jr.

    For anyone who was paying attention, nothing that Trump is doing should surprise you.
    It’s just the beginning! Buckle up — the fascist technocracy is coming!

  5. @poliTRICKS 101
    A little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing.

    You remind me of those who pick up some tidbits here and there and try hard to be knowledgeable. Wonder if you watch any reputable newscast or read any critical article, or in fact read anything at all.Your remark is just nonsensical. Maybe it is just to give the impression that you’re smart when you are not, and that you know something others do not know. Such are the dangers of social media.

    Trump is a horrible man, devoid of love, empathy and human kindness. I don’t think I have ever seen him smile or hear him laugh.

    It is unimaginable that the mighty USA that is full of so many brilliant people could have such a dunce, ignorant and unlettered man as its president. Not once, but twice?

    This shows how evil is the heart of man, that he would prefer an abuser, a felon and a cretin to lead him, so that he could feel himself at least better than someone else.

    Trump is an anti-Christ. One of the group we have for these times. He will willfully and spitefully cause such hurt to America that they might not be able to rebound. Here’s hoping that all the wise and concerned men and women would be able to stop him before it is too late.

  6. Wich administration allow men go into women’s sports? Wich administration allow men go I to female bathroom and do wherever they want?
    Wich administration use medical personnel before vaccines cane up to work in risky environments and when vaccine came to the light they fire all of them because they refuse to take a vaccine? Wich administration allow middle east dictate the oil price and play with that increasing significantly the cost of shipping goods around the world? Wich administration allow open border policies that any illegal have more benefits than citizens? Wich administration give bed, food, Healthcare, even money to illegals immigrants but they own citizens was denied at same time? I can keep going with a huge list…

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