Trump to Cuba: Make a Deal Before It’s Too Late
President Donald Trump delivered a sharp warning to Cuba on Sunday, urging the communist government to come to the table with the United States — or face a total cutoff of oil and money previously provided by Venezuela.
Trump said the arrest of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro has eliminated the need for Cuban security services in Venezuela, slamming the longstanding arrangement between the two nations. “Cuba lived, for many years, on large amounts of OIL and MONEY from Venezuela,” Trump said. “In return, Cuba provided ‘Security Services’ for the last two Venezuelan dictators, BUT NOT ANYMORE!”
He claimed that most of the Cuban security agents protecting Maduro were killed during the recent U.S. raid that ousted the Venezuelan regime. “Most of those Cubans are DEAD from last week’s U.S.A. attack,” Trump wrote. “Venezuela doesn’t need protection anymore… they now have the United States of America, the most powerful military in the world, to protect them, and protect them we will.”
Declaring an end to the pipeline of aid that kept Cuba’s government afloat, Trump added, “THERE WILL BE NO MORE OIL OR MONEY GOING TO CUBA – ZERO!”
He urged the Cuban regime to “make a deal, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE,” signaling his administration’s willingness to negotiate, but only on American terms.
The president’s comments come just days after a successful U.S. special forces operation in Venezuela that ended in the capture of Maduro and the installation of a provisional government friendly to Washington. Since then, Venezuela has begun releasing political prisoners and aligning itself with U.S. interests in the region.
Trump reposted commentary suggesting his presidency could be the one to finally topple the Cuban regime, which has survived through every American administration since Dwight Eisenhower. One post joked about Marco Rubio potentially becoming President of Cuba — to which Trump replied, “Sounds good to me.”
The Cuban regime has not yet issued an official response to the ultimatum, but reports indicate panic behind the scenes as oil shortages begin to hit infrastructure across the island.
Trump’s message was clear: with Venezuela no longer a client state of Havana, the Cuban regime is standing on borrowed time. And if it wants to survive, the path forward runs through Washington.