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workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
Fri Jun 16, 2017, 03:32 AM Jun 2017

Trump Will Add Cuba To List Of Obama Achievements Hes Taking Apart

Trump Will Add Cuba To List Of Obama Achievements He’s Taking Apart
A Miami speech is set for Friday to announce changes to the relaxation of tourism and trade rules.
By S.V. Date 06/15/2017 09:00 pm ET

WASHINGTON ― To the list of things former President Barack Obama did that President Donald Trump is undoing, go ahead and add Cuba.

Two and a half years ago, Obama, with great fanfare, announced an easing of the decades-long travel and trade restrictions on the island nation’s authoritarian regime, arguing that the policies had not worked and were only punishing ordinary Cubans.

At a speech Friday afternoon in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood, Trump is expected to reverse at least some of Obama’s changes, despite public opinion nationally and even among Cuban-Americans that shows support for more ties with Cuba, not fewer.

“I’ve never seen a coalition this broad and it have no influence,” said Marguerite Rose Jiménez, who helped craft the Obama policy at his Department of Commerce and is now with the Washington Office on Latin America advocacy group. “This is not a move that’s supported by a majority of the Cuban-American community.”

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-cuba-travel-trade-obama_us_59431899e4b06bb7d27218c4?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009

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Trump Will Add Cuba To List Of Obama Achievements Hes Taking Apart (Original Post) workinclasszero Jun 2017 OP
Dumb Matthew28 Jun 2017 #1
I'm surprised that He hasn't given Alaska back to Russia yet. Chipper Chat Jun 2017 #2
Why? Soxfan58 Jun 2017 #6
He hasn't got his penny yet.....he and Groucho fidel pbmus Jun 2017 #3
I have no idea what those words mean. WinkyDink Jun 2017 #10
Translated.... pbmus Jun 2017 #13
It's obvious that because of his 'hate' for Obama, he's going after all of Obama's achievements. YOHABLO Jun 2017 #4
Absolutely. SergeStorms Jun 2017 #5
Trump doesn't think "he's protecting" anything. WinkyDink Jun 2017 #11
Oh, he is...... SergeStorms Jun 2017 #14
Marco Rubio has a hand in this as well. nocalflea Jun 2017 #7
I suspect Trump will probably round up all the Thanksgiving turkeys Obama pardoned Submariner Jun 2017 #8
Raul probably wouldn't give him a big enough cut Buns_of_Fire Jun 2017 #9
Don't worry, President Harris or President Franken will rectify this .... OnDoutside Jun 2017 #12
That would be wonderful! workinclasszero Jun 2017 #16
He's such a wanker. smirkymonkey Jun 2017 #15

Soxfan58

(3,479 posts)
6. Why?
Fri Jun 16, 2017, 05:18 AM
Jun 2017

The black President didn't do that. This is about erasing Obama's legacy. And its purely racist!!!

pbmus

(12,422 posts)
13. Translated....
Fri Jun 16, 2017, 03:59 PM
Jun 2017

Humpty Dumpty Donald or the Big Con wants to negotiate with Cuba to line his own and his buddies pockets and castros brother who is more corrupt than Fidel or Groucho Fidel will gladly negotiate with the Big Con...

SergeStorms

(19,187 posts)
5. Absolutely.
Fri Jun 16, 2017, 05:12 AM
Jun 2017

He wants to erase every trace of Obama's eight years as President.

This demonstrates what a petty, vindictive man/child Trump is. His scorched earth policy, when it comes to President Obama, will destroy the very thing he thinks he's protecting.

How I loathe that piece of Trump. I can only take solace in the fact that history will be the final judge of each man's achievements and respectability. Trump will finish dead fucking last. Obama, one of the greats.

SergeStorms

(19,187 posts)
14. Oh, he is......
Sat Jun 17, 2017, 04:17 AM
Jun 2017

he's protecting his "reputation", such as it is, and the good family name of "Trump".

Submariner

(12,498 posts)
8. I suspect Trump will probably round up all the Thanksgiving turkeys Obama pardoned
Fri Jun 16, 2017, 05:38 AM
Jun 2017

soon and have a giant turkey fry at Mar A Lago.

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