Trump imposes tougher US policy toward Cuba, enforces ban on US tourism
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Trump Signs Memorandum to Tighten US Policy Toward Cuba
Above: U.S. President Donald Trump on the South Lawn as he departs the White House on July 1, 2025. Image copyright: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
The Spin
Pro-establishment narrative
These measures are essential to support the people of Cuba who have long suffered under the communist regime that suppresses freedom, arbitrarily detains dissidents, and holds political prisoners in inhumane conditions. The policy cuts off resources flowing to military and intelligence structures while promoting internet access, free press, and independent enterprise for ordinary Cubans.
Establishment-critical narrative
This memorandum reinforces decades of failed aggression that punishes the entire Cuban population and violates human rights of an entire nation. It's obvious that the main obstacle to Cuba's development is the decades-long U.S. economic blockade — an unrelenting measure designed to isolate the island and perpetuate suffering on a nation that refuses to kowtow to the U.S.