Obama doesn't have the authority to surrender it.
You know the lease was up years ago?
You know that arrogant pos couldn’t care less about it.
This is absolutely correct. The treaty granting the US the 99 year and extensions beyond... lease was signed by Spain AND the new government of Cuba. Government’s treaties as well as sovereign debt remain in place under international law, regardless of who runs the governments later. For example, Merkel could try to order the US troops out of Germany (she wouldn’t cause of the money it brings, but imagine)—but could not do it.
The Cubans would be wise to “make nice” with the change of US govt that is coming and make for normalization and the trade/contracts that could be let from Gitmo. Huge point of influence. Obmaumao wants the base to be given to either Russia or the chi-coms. Chicoms more likely to get it cause of the “truer” nature of commie china.