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WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - 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.

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[–] Etterra@discuss.online 46 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Of course he did. He did the same shit last time; he undid as much of what Obama did as physically possible as quickly as possible, simply because Obama did it. Trump's a petty, narcissistic old shithead and we're all screwed.

[–] john89@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 year ago

Why did biden wait until the last minute to do this?

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 41 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Entirely expected, sadly. This was just a cheap political stunt from Biden and the DNC with the Cuban people as no more than political tools. There was no chance of any other outcome.

[–] freewheel@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Let's be real. For Biden it was nothing more than thumbing his nose at Trump, because he knew that Trump would act like a 13-year-old and try to reverse everything his predecessor did.

[–] zib@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

My head canon is that it was simple reverse psychology. Biden really wanted to keep Cuba on the list, but also wanted to score some easy political points on the way out, so he made a show of how he was de-listing them, knowing Trump would undo it a week later because Trump is an immature crybaby bitch.

[–] prodigalsorcerer@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago

Damn. Biden should have cancelled more EV and clean energy projects and funneled money to the oil companies in his last week.

[–] Octagon9561@lemmy.ml 31 points 1 year ago

The US is the biggest state sponsor of terrorism in the history of the planet. Cuba meanwhile is a major contributer to antiterrorism, especially against capitalist fascism.

[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 29 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Biden could've done it day one and bought them 4 years of not dealing with that at least.

[–] john89@lemmy.ca 23 points 1 year ago

Yeah, but establishment democrats only care about appearances.

And it works, consider how many useful idiots vote for them in primaries.

[–] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Always the point.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 17 points 1 year ago

Did we not know this as soon as the ~~monied elite~~ press announced it?

[–] djsoren19@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 1 year ago

How long were they even off the list? Maybe a week? Fuck Biden and this performative bullshit.

[–] john89@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 year ago

Oh look, joe biden was just posturing the entire time.

That's why he waited until the very last minute to do it.

Fuck establishment democrats, and fuck everyone who votes for them.

[–] not_that_guy05@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Really went on a limb on that one didn't you?

[–] not_that_guy05@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Had to get my algorithm all sorted to call it.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Lotta Cubans voted for Trump, too. Good job, guys!

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Do you know any Cubans in the US? Usually they're rich capitalists that hate Cuba. They left for a reason.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, good point!

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Biden removed Cuba after losing the elections for a reason. This is an America problem, not a Trump problem