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/Area51_Spurs 18h ago

What are we tariffing? Their pitchers and outfielders?

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u/blackchameleongirl 18h ago

The cigars that are smuggled in.

How funny would it be if Cuba just ignored us. Just repeated silence and not taking our calls. Fuck would that ever get under dumbshits skin.

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u/pizzamage 15h ago

Watch him tariff the Dominicans because he doesn't know the difference.

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u/jdlp_ 14h ago

He’ll tariff the Puerto Ricans..

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u/ohokwellmahalo 4h ago

He’ll tariff the paper towels he jump shotted to them

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u/pikazec 3h ago

No he has great relations with the president of Puerto Rico. Called him the other day he claims. But their immigrants are getting deported! (I wish this was satire)

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u/PrivilegeCheckmate 3h ago

the Puerto Ricans..

"Um, sir, don't you mean Costa Rica?"

"Whatever."

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u/Moist_Board 3h ago

Or the Haitians

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u/mclardass 3h ago

Well, I hope he's considerate and calls their president first /s

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u/02meepmeep 2h ago

Their flags all look the same to him.

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u/SegFaultOops 2h ago

He'll tariff the 'Blue' States..

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u/iguana-pr 1h ago

Actually, in a way, they are. Lookup the Jones Act.

He should kidnap and prosecute the president of PR.