Trump's Last Act of Vandalism - Listing Cuba as a State Sponsor of Terrorism.
You can't even cut the irony on this one. A week after Donald Trump encouraged, and then joyfully watched a violent mob storm the U.S. Capitol building, his administration placed Cuba on the List of State Sponsors of Terrorism. That mob posed a greater risk to U.S. democracy than Cuba ever has. As the Trump administration mocked public health advice, Cuba stood out as a world leader in the COVID-19 pandemic, sending its own health care workers abroad, and receiving foreign patients for treatment. Why in the world would Donald Trump and then Secretary of State Mike Pompeo put Cuba on the list of state sponsors of terrorism, which imposes serious sanctions towards Havana? Was this another chapter out of Trump's conspiracy playbook? Was it meant to create added headaches for the Biden administration? To help us understand this better, we are pleased to have Dr. Isaac Saney join us on this episode. Dr. Saney takes us through the absurdity of the Trump administration policy, and discusses what will be in store for Joe Biden's policy towards Cuba. Dr. Isaac Saney is a historian focusing on Cuba, issues of race and racism, and Black and African diaspora studies. He is the director of the transition year program at Dalhousie University which is the vanguard program for addressing historical injustice and inequities for indigenous and African Nova Scotian students. Follow Dr. Bob on Twitter: @ProfessorHuish