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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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[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 week 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.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago

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

[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 week 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 36 points 1 week 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 19 points 1 week 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.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago

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

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 week 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.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 week ago

Yeah, but establishment democrats only care about appearances.

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

[–] Hobbes_Dent 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Always the point.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago

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

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago

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

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week 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 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] njm1314 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

[–] not_that_guy05 3 points 1 week ago

Had to get my algorithm all sorted to call it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Yeah, good point!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

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