Biden's Cuba policy faces backlash from both parties in crucial swing state.

The removal of Cuba's designation as a state sponsor of terror by President Biden caused an uproar in Florida, particularly among the president's fellow Democrats.

After Biden certified that Havana's Miguel Diaz-Canel regime has not provided any support for international terrorism during the preceding six-month period, the rare political unity in the Sunshine State was announced.

Biden's statement asserted that Havana gave Washington a promise not to support terrorism in the future, and that the U.S. continues to strive for "more freedom and democracy" for the Cuban people.

However, Democratic Floridians were up in arms at the development.

On Tuesday, Rep. Jared Moskowitz stated that the outgoing president is causing long-lasting harm to politics in heavily-blue Broward County, according to Axios.

"Joe Biden is literally sinking the Democratic Party in Florida," he said. "Big time."

Florida, once a "swing state" known for ballot "hanging chads" and the "Brooks Brothers Riot" in the 2000 election, has undergone a significant shift to the right in recent years.

In 2022, Gov. Ron DeSantis led a decisive Republican victory over Democrat Charlie Crist, while President-elect Trump surprised the state by winning Miami-Dade County for the GOP in 2024.

In 2020, Trump lost Miami-Dade by 30 points, but won by 11 points in November. The county, known for its large Latino and Cuban-American population, is famous for its "Little Havana" neighborhood along U.S. Highway 41.

Biden punches another hole in the boat, just as we try to patch the one we already have, Moskowitz said to the outlet.

"Florida is a Republican state, and Biden has conceded defeat."

The Florida Democratic Party chair expressed disappointment over the decision.

"We strongly condemn Cuba's removal from the list and any potential lifting of economic sanctions, and urge the Biden Administration to reverse course immediately."

Diaz-Canel, who was chosen by Raul Castro to succeed him as the first non-Castro leader of Cuba since the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista in 1959, has been criticized by Floridian Cuban-Americans for perpetuating the oppressive regime's legacy.

After the change in the terror-sponsored designation, Havana officials reportedly promised to release over 500 political prisoners, a promise that the Catholic Church had been working on for some time.

A spokesperson for Biden stated that the timing of the news falling ahead of Cuban-American Sen. Marco Rubio's confirmation hearing to be Trump's secretary of state is strictly coincidental.

Several lawmakers and residents of South Florida, including Rubio, have parents or grandparents who fled Communist Cuba.

Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla., who is the only Cuban-born member of Congress, criticized Biden for dropping Cuba's terror-sponsor designation, calling him a "pathetic coward."

Gimenez stated that Rubio intends to completely destroy the regime of either Castro or Diaz-Canel.

Biden's decision is "morally bankrupt" and "geopolitically treacherous," according to a malign regime that is located less than 90 miles from the edge of his own congressional district's Monroe County boundary, as he told Planet Chronicle Digital.

Gimenez cautioned that the decision disregards Cuba's close ties with the Chinese Communist Party and its intelligence collaboration with Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega.

"The dictatorship in Cuba must be confronted and isolated, and never appeased."

Florida leaders from Biden's side of the aisle were commended for their willingness to speak out during a crucial moment.

Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, a Republican whose Miami-Dade district borders Gimenez', stated that he is "disgusted but not surprised" by what he referred to as Biden's "final acts of betrayal to the security interests of the United States."

Several Florida Democrats have recently praised Trump and left the Democratic Party, as warned by Moskowitz and other Democrats about the harm caused by actions such as removing Cuba's terror-sponsor designation.

The vice-mayor of Doral, Florida, Maureen Porras, stated that her former party prioritized minority opinions and neglected to address the real issues affecting their community.

Recently, Reps. Susan Valdes of Tampa and Hillary Cassel of Hallandale Beach, Florida, switched their political affiliation from Democrat to Republican.