Inside Bidens slow-walk on Cuba

Published: July 23, 2021, 9 a.m.

Cuba\u2019s sweeping protests \u2014 and sweeping crackdown \u2014 are historic. But the situation is a\xa0political hot potato for Biden, whose sanction orders came nearly two weeks after the unrest began. His go-it-slow approach has emboldened Republicans, while Florida Democrats fear the president could blow an opportunity to reorient U.S.-Cuba policy and improve the party\u2019s political chances in a former swing state. POLITICO\u2019s Sabrina Rodr\xedguez and Marc Caputo unpack the political minefield with Playbook's Tara Palmeri.\nTara Palmeri is a Playbook co-author for POLITICO.Sabrina Rodr\xedguez is an immigration correspondent for POLITICO.Marc Caputo is a national political reporter for POLITICO.Adrienne Hurst is a producer for POLITICO audio.Annie Rees is a producer for POLITICO audio.Jenny Ament is the senior producer for POLITICO audio.Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices