Overview
- Posting on Truth Social, President Donald Trump told Cuban leaders to "accept an agreement before it's too late" and warned of "no more oil or money for Cuba — ZERO."
- In the same message, he said Cuba had long benefited from Venezuelan oil and cash in exchange for providing "security services" to Venezuela's last two leaders, declaring that arrangement over.
- Trump also reposted a claim that "Marco Rubio will be president of Cuba" and added his approval, writing, "That seems very good to me."
- The warnings followed a U.S. operation in Caracas that captured Nicolás Maduro; Havana says 32 Cubans were killed, with reports of additional Venezuelan security-force deaths.
- Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel responded that "no one dictates what to do" to a "free, independent" nation and said the country stands ready to defend itself.