SLP, Mexico.- Mauricio Claver-Caroneof Cuban origin, and chosen by Donald Trump as special envoy for Latin America, affirmed that the measures of the Joe Biden administration towards Cuba could be reversed and even toughened.
According to the agency Axios and The New York TimesClaver-Carone said the Trump administration will likely reissue the sanctions and make them “bigger and tougher, with broader effects than the last time.”
He former president of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) mocked the announcement to remove Cuba from the list of states that sponsor terrorism, saying: “The Biden administration might see this as a ‘screw you’ to Rubio, but we’ll have the last laugh.” ”.
Asked if the Trump administration would immediately reverse the decision, he said there is a process and “it will take time,” but he added: “In the meantime we can take other measures that will have an even greater impact.”
Joe Biden’s determination has generated a wide debate among American politicians who have criticized the news.
“This is like Joe Biden is literally sinking the Democratic Party in the state of Florida. Big time,” Jared Moskowitz said.
For her part, the president of the Florida Democratic Party, Nikki Fried, said in a release that she was “disappointed” and that the move “caught her by surprise” and she was “furious.”
The Florida Democratic Party condemns the removal of Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism.
Statement below: pic.twitter.com/fD3pcYj27K
— Florida Democrats (@FlaDems) January 14, 2025
This Tuesday, in addition, cCuban-American ingressors They described President Joe Biden’s decision as “betrayal.” In one transmission jointly by Mario Díaz-Balart, María Elvira Salazar and Carlos Giménez, the politicians denounced that the resolution economically strengthens the Castro regime so that it remains in power.
“This is just the latest betrayal of the National Security of the United States, of the cause of the freedom of the Cuban people,” they condemned in his emphatic message.
For his part, during his confirmation hearing before the United States Senate this Wednesday, Cuban-American Senator Marco Rubio attacked the recent elimination of sanctions on GAESA.
He also pointed out that “the new Administration is not obliged to maintain that decision, but, for the moment, that is what is in force.” In his opinion, this step could favor the Cuban authorities, who, he noted, maintain a failed model “because Marxism does not work, because there is corruption.”
When asked by Texas Senator Ted Cruz whether Cuba was a state sponsor of terrorism, Rubio answered: “Without a doubt.”
