DeSantis calls for Cuba government’s end and signs business restrictions bill
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Updated · Fox News · May 9
DeSantis calls for Cuba government’s end and signs business restrictions bill
11 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 9
At a Friday event in Florida, he said Cuba’s rulers should be “put out to pasture” and signed a law targeting firms operating in Cuba in violation of US sanctions.
The measure lets local governments and tax collectors revoke business tax receipts and makes false declarations about unlawful Cuba-related activity a third-degree felony.
DeSantis linked the move to a tougher Trump-era regional posture as Cuba faces unrest and rolling blackouts after losing Venezuelan support, while the White House said the regime’s days are numbered.
With Cuba on the brink of collapse, is America's pressure campaign creating freedom or a humanitarian disaster?
After sixty years of failure, what makes Washington’s latest push to topple Cuba’s government different from the last?