President Joe Biden faced backlash on Tuesday after he lifted the designation of state sponsor of terrorism off of communist Cuba.
“The Government of Cuba has not provided any support for international terrorism during the preceding 6-month period,” Biden claimed in a certification lifting the designation.
Biden added: “The Government of Cuba has provided assurances that it will not support acts of international terrorism in the future.”
Rep. Micheal McCaul (R-TX), Chairman Emeritus of the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Homeland Security Committee, responded to the news by saying that Biden’s move would “only embolden the country’s brutal communist regime as it seeks to destabilize the globe and undermine democracy.”
“Under his watch, the Castro regime has brutally repressed and starved its own people, sent its citizens to help Putin’s army destroy Ukraine, and hosted a Beijing spy base, from which the CCP can surveil Americans and expand its malign influence,” he added.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) compared Biden to former President Barack Obama, saying that he is finishing out his final days in office “with rank appeasement of the Cuban regime.”
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“They push these policies both because they believe in them and to undermine the incoming Trump administration and Republican Congress,” he said. “These moves do incredible damage to American national security and send a message to our adversaries that they can rely on outgoing Democrat administrations – and wait out pressure from Republican administrations – to continue engaging in terrorism and other aggression against Americans.”
“Today’s decision is unacceptable on its merits,” he added. “The terrorism advanced by the Cuban regime has not ceased. I will work with President Trump and my colleagues to immediately reverse and limit the damage from the decision.”
Other notable responses included:
In his final days as President, Joe Biden emboldens and rewards the dictatorial Cuban regime by removing Cuba from the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism.
Biden is a communist sympathizer and his actions are shameful.
— Jeanette Nuñez (@LtGovNunez) January 15, 2025
Joe Biden’s parting gift to dictators and terrorists around the world: taking Cuba off the State Sponsor of Terrorism List and making it easier for them to threaten our national security. This is reckless and dangerous.
Biden’s appeasement is feeding right into the hands of…
— Rick Scott (@SenRickScott) January 14, 2025
Once again, the Democrats have BETRAYED the Cubans!
Shame on the entire Biden Administration for taking Cuba off the State Sponsor of Terrorism list.
Cuba is a LEADING sponsor of Terrorism, harboring, training & enabling Hamas, Hezbollah & other terrorist enemies of the USA. pic.twitter.com/4u9slVJCae
— Rep. María Elvira Salazar (@RepMariaSalazar) January 14, 2025
