Trump said he would restrict USA tourist visits to the island, which had increased as part of cultural exchange travel approved by Obama.
And in symbolism that will not be lost in Havana, his crowd included veterans of the ill-fated Brigade 2506, which in 1961 launched the failed US -backed Bay of Pigs invasion.
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While U.S. citizens are already barred from visiting for tourism, the Trump administration says its new policy "enhances travel restrictions" to more strictly audit Americans who travel to Cuba to ensure they comply with one of the 12 allowed categories of approved trips, including visiting relatives, educational or research purposes, and journalism.
MIAMI (AP) - Pressing "pause" on a historic detente, President Donald Trump thrust the us and Cuba back on a path toward open hostility Friday with a blistering denunciation of the island's communist government.
Furthermore, he said the Obama deal has done little to improve diplomatic relations or the lives of those still living under Communist control.
"When he's cutting back on travel, he's hurting us, the Cuban entrepreneurs".
Cuban state newspaper Granma, a mouthpiece of the regime, said Trump's measures heralded "a return to the Cold War".
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Before former President Barack Obama launched detente with Cuba in December 2014, most Americans without family ties to Cuba traveled to the island on expensive guided tours dedicated to full-time "meaningful interaction" with the Cuban people and in principle at least avoiding activities that could be considered tourism, which is illegal under USA law.
Cuba's main regional allies, Venezuela and Bolivia, have reaffirmed their support for Havana, condemning U.S. President Donald Trump's tightening of restrictions as "ignorant" and an "abuse of power".
"The Cuban people will continue deciding itself on the changes necessary for Cuba". Cuban-Americans can send their funds to Florida. The limitation of prohibited dealings to "direct transactions" will likely mean that the revised regulations will permit USA businesses to sell their goods and services into Cuba, so long as they are not contracting with or selling to prohibited military, intelligence, or security services entities. "The choice now lies with Havana whether to take these actions".
"Last year I promised to be a voice against repression in our region", Trump said, "and a voice for the freedom of the Cuban people".
"A Cuban small businessman should not be obliged to buy from the only wholesaler that exists now, which is the state", he said. Colorado has a tremendous amount to gain from the U.S. -Cuba relationship.
After the speech, he signed a six-page directive that ordered new travel and commercial restrictions while leaving in place some key Obama-era measures that eased sanctions.
America severed ties with Cuba in 1961, shortly after Fidel Castro launched a revolution that toppled a US-friendly government, and the two countries had been at loggerheads ever since.
But, facing pressure from USA business and some of his fellow Republicans to avoid turning back the clock completely in relations with communist-ruled Cuba, he also will leave intact many of Obama's steps toward normalization. -Cuban relations in five decades, Obama announced plans to normalize ties with Cuba in a move that quickly sparked much controversy in the United States.
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