Rick Scott Urges Obama Keep Cuba Listed as State Sponsor of Terror

Noting theSummit of the Americas in Panama has been marred by pro-democracy protesters being attacked by supporters of the Castro regime, Gov. Rick Scott urged President Barack Obama to keep Cuba listed as a state sponsor of terrorism.

The attacks by Castros supporters against Floridians and Americans peacefully protesting at the Summit of the Americas is outrageous and another example of why the president should not remove Cuba from the state sponsored terrorism list, Scott said on Thursday. President Obama and the U.S. State Department should immediately stand up against this violence and send a strong message to the Castro regime that America does not allow their citizens to be abused for peacefully expressing their views. In Florida, we continue to stand in solidarity with the people of Cuba and their pro-democracy movement.