Presid​ent Trump, drunk with arrogance, decides, for no good reason, Cuba sponsors terrorism,” said the Cuban foreign minister Bruno Rodriguez.
Karen Vasquez, 44, walked out of jail in Cuba on Sunday, part of a deal brokered by the Vatican under which the Biden administration would loosen sanctions on the communist-run island, while Havana would release more than 500 people from its jails who are considered political prisoners by Washington.
Newly sworn-in President Donald Trump on Monday revoked the Biden administration's last-minute decision to remove Cuba from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism, the White House said.
The move was part of a sweeping executive order signed by Trump on Monday night that rescinds 78 executive actions taken by Biden over the course of his presidency.
President Joe Biden is removing Cuba from a U.S. government list of state sponsors of terrorism on Tuesday. That move, and a number of other conciliatory actions, are being taken in the hope of securing the release of political prisoners on the island,
The Trump administration added Cuba to the state sponsor of terror list days before the Republican left office in 2021 and it has remained there throughout the Biden administration. Just three other countries, Syria, Iran and North Korea, are currently on the State Department list.
The Biden administration announced on Tuesday it will remove Cuba from the state sponsor of terrorism list – a move taken in the twilight of the administration that is likely to reversed by the incoming team.
By once again declaring Cuba a state sponsor of terrorism, the United States has shown its true face as a hegemon and despot. This was stated at a briefing by the official representative of the Chinese Foreign Ministry,
President Joe Biden has notified Congress of his intent to lift the U.S. designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, the White House announced, as part of a deal facilitated by the Catholic C
President Joe Biden is planning to lift Cuba's designation as a "state sponsor of terrorism" in the final days of his administration.
A nurse from Cuba and a woman from Tijuana meet and set off a chain of fortunate events in their lives. (AP video: Javier Arciga)
Less than a week before leaving the White House, President Joe Biden is lifting the state sponsor of terrorism designation for Cuba.