Joe Biden Has Continued Donald Trump’s Policy of Strangling Cuba
When Joe Biden became US president, many Cubans hoped he would loosen some of the restrictions on trade and travel imposed by Donald Trump. But Biden has increased the pressure on Cuba, greatly worsening the island’s economic difficulties.
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In early 2021, Cubans faced a triple crisis. Since 2017, Donald Trump had decreed 243 presidential measures to make the long-standing US embargo tighter than at any time since the mid 1960s. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the problem by closing Cuba’s borders to tourism, a major source of hard currency. Meanwhile, in January 2021, the long-awaited fusion of Cuba’s challenging dual currency system generated worrying uncertainties and rising prices for many.
Three years on, the crisis seems to have gotten worse rather than better. Despite early hopes, Joe Biden never repealed Trump’s measures. Instead, he has increased pressure on Cuba’s economy.
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