Trump tells Cuba to 'make a deal, before it is too late'

[Eugene]

Source: BBC

Trump tells Cuba to 'make a deal, before it is too late'

11 January 2026

George Wright

Donald Trump has urged Cuba to "make a deal" or face consequences, warning that the flow of Venezuelan oil and money would now stop.

The US president has been turning his attention to Cuba since US forces seized Venezuela's leader Nicolás Maduro in a 3 January raid on its capital, Caracas.

Venezuela, a long-standing ally of Cuba, is believed to send around 35,000 barrels of oil a day to the island.

Cuba's foreign minister responded by saying his nation retained the right to import fuel "without interference", while its president said: "No one dictates what we do."

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2kv2gn62vo

Alternate link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/trump-tells-cuba-to-make-a-deal-before-it-is-too-late/ar-AA1TZAu4

[JBTaurus83]

1. Great

I won’t be surprised if he ends up turning Cuba into another Haiti.

[underpants]

2. This was always one of the goals regarding Venezuela

Not just to finally “free” Cuba but for Rubio to be the champion riding in to liberate it.

This isn’t a new idea of course, it just required invading another country first which was always a non starter…until now.

[Deuxcents]

3. So.. *the deal* is Rubio takes over Cuba or face destruction?