Ryan Blasts Obama Over Lifting Cuban Trade Restrictions

House speaker Paul Ryan has issued a statement condemning President Obama’s decision to lift trade restrictions with Cuba, the Carribbean island nation still controlled by Fidel and Raúl Castro’s Communist regime. Obama announced Friday the United States would be lifting the limits to importing cigars and rum, among other goods, from Cuba.

Ryan, a Republican, cited the Cuban government’s continued authoritarian actions against its own people in his statement criticizing Obama.