How Washington’s Corruption Waiver for Equatorial Guinea’s Vice President Undermines America First Principles
Despite a track record of flagrant corruption, the Trump administration plans to grant a sanctions waiver to Equatorial Guinea’s vice president, raising troubling questions about America’s commitment to national sovereignty and anti-corruption efforts in the face of Chinese encroachment.
In a move that starkly contrasts with its broader tough stance on immigration and security, the Trump administration is preparing to ease travel restrictions on Teodoro “Teddy” Nguema Obiang, vice president of Equatorial Guinea—a leader widely accused of embezzling his nation’s resources to fuel a lavish lifestyle while millions live in poverty. This controversial one-month waiver would allow Obiang to attend high-level United Nations meetings in New York and visit key U.S. cities such as Miami and Los Angeles, where he owns luxury assets previously seized under corruption probes. How does allowing this figure to freely travel on American soil...
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