Posted on 01/15/2025 8:13:51 AM PST by Red Badger
The Florida Democratic Party slammed President Biden for his decision to lift Cuba’s State Sponsors of Terrorism (SST) designation in exchange for freeing jailed political prisoners who protested the regime in 2021.
“While any return of political prisoners from the clutches of Communist Cuba is cause for celebration, the regime’s treatment of the Cuban people continues to be one of the biggest human rights violations of the last century,” Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried said in a statement released Tuesday.
“It would be naive to think that this negotiated exchange would signal a change in treatment for the Cuban people,” she added.
The Biden administration said on Tuesday it would remove Cuba from the SST list, a designation the country was put back on during the final days of Trump’s first term in office. Biden administration’s officials said they were in touch with the incoming Republican administration about the change.
Cuba’s diplomats have vigorously pursued nixing the island nation from the list during Biden’s term in the Oval Office. After the announcement, the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed the development, but highlighted that the economic “blockade” of the island still “remains in force.”
Fried condemned the administration’s decision and urged officials to reverse course.
“Generations of Cuban-Americans in Florida have told stories about the cruelty of the Castro regime — currently led by Raul’s hand-picked successor — and the dangers they faced in escaping to freedom in America,” Fried said.
“We condemn in the strongest terms Cuba’s removal from this list, as well as any possible lifting of economic sanctions, and call on the Biden Administration to reverse course immediately,” she added.
The administration has received criticism from the other side of the aisle, with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) saying the decision is “unacceptable on its merits.” He vowed to work with President-elect Trump’s team and fellow senators to “immediately reverse” it.
Rubio will reverse it, Day One.
Cute, the Fla rats think they can triangulate on this. They cannot.
Bull crap. These Demon Rats were sucking up to Obama when he paid homage to the Commies in Cuba. Pretend entertainer Gloria Estefan and her handler Emilio or whatever his name is posed as anti-Commies and lovers of liberty for years and then when Obama got elected they held fundraisers for the Demon Rats in their home.
The Democrat party in Florida is no different than the Demon Rats in the USA. Hypocrites and haters of love.
Shouldn’t the CIA investigate why Joe Pedo the turd roller finds it necessary to do this before we can finally throw his ass out into the street?
correct. Local Miami media is downplaying all of this.
Democraps voted for this.
They supported this
They should shut up, bend over, and enjoy it.
how much did this cost the cubans?
Doesn’t matter. Florida is solid red. It’s payback.
Tons of cigars...............
Tons of cigars...............
Florida will now be Red for decades.
A ‘59 Corvette..................
How much is biden getting paid to do this? Will he get another mansion from an anonymous benefactor?
Totally the demonrats’ fault. Perhaps we can send them all to Cuba. Biden, or obama, is determined to mess up the US as much as possible. History will despise him.
Commies gotta commie.
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