Havana — Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel He was criticized after US President Donald Trump suggested that he could do “whatever he wanted” with the island and that the United States could take it “Imminent action” Against her.
The Trump administration “openly threatens” the Cuban government almost daily with overthrow, and any aggressive action “will meet with impenetrable resistance,” Diaz-Canel wrote on social platform X late Tuesday.
These comments come after new threats made by Trump and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who said that the Cuban government’s socialist economic model needs to “change dramatically.”
While the Cuban government imposes severe restrictions on the country’s private sector, decades of US sanctions have crippled the Cuban economy.
The Trump administration is looking for Diaz-Canel to leave while the United States continues to negotiate with the Cuban government, according to a US official and a source familiar with the talks between Washington and Havana. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss sensitive conversations.
No details were provided about who the administration might want to see in power.
Trump’s comments about Cuba come after the military his administration runs The raid that captured then-President Nicolas Maduro In Venezuela, launch US military strikes against Iran.
The administration has effectively halted vital oil exports to Cuba, pushing the Caribbean nation to the brink.
The Cuban people tell Trump and Rubio they want to help, and they are left reeling.
Overnight, activist groups from various countries delivered five tons of medical equipment and other aid, according to Cuban state television, while the island suffered a crippling power outage.
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Sung Min Kim, Aamer Madani and Will Weissert in Washington contributed to this report.
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