In the course of a presidency, a U.S. president says millions of words in public. You never know which of them end up cementing a certain impression.

While President Obama raised the hopes of Americans and Cubans alike with a forward-looking opening in diplomatic, commercial and people-to-people ties, President Trump is turning back the clock to a tragically failed Cold War mindset by reimposing restrictions on those activities.

One of the most depressing things about President Donald Trump's decision to roll back elements of the Cuba opening is how predictable it was.

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