Overview
- In posts on Truth Social, President Trump declared “no more oil or money” would go to Cuba and urged leaders to “make a deal before it is too late.”
- He offered no details on what the proposed deal would entail or what penalties would follow if Havana refuses.
- Trump amplified a social-media claim that Secretary of State Marco Rubio could be “President of Cuba,” commenting that the idea “sounds good” to him.
- Cuban foreign minister Bruno Rodríguez rejected the threats, calling U.S. behavior criminal and saying Cuba will not be blackmailed.
- The escalation follows the U.S. detention of Nicolás Maduro and recent tanker seizures, as U.S. intelligence and experts note Cuba also receives fuel from partners such as Russia and Mexico.