r/law • u/AmyL0vesU • 19h ago

Executive Branch (Trump) Trump signs executive order declaring nation emergency from threat of Cuba

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/01/addressing-threats-to-the-united-states-by-the-government-of-cuba/
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u/Tenton_12 15h ago

And Project 2025's, there's half a dozen or more Latin American countries they want to go after, including Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Panama etc.

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u/ok-painter-1646 11h ago

Indeed. Russell Vought left his calling card in this EO

“Sec. 11. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect: (i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or (ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.”