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The President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, described this Wednesday Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela as countries "taken over by narcoterrorists", in a message posted on his platform Truth Social.
The president expressed his support for the candidate Tito Asfura in the presidential elections of Honduras, scheduled for the upcoming November 30.
"Democracy is under test in the upcoming elections in the beautiful country of Honduras. Will Maduro and his narco-terrorists take another country, as they have done with Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela?" wrote the leader.
Trump, who has intensified his rhetoric against leftist regimes in Latin America, warned about a possible expansion of “narcocommunism” in the region and urged Honduran voters “not to be fooled by communists or false opponents.”
In his post, Trump directly pointed to the regime of Nicolás Maduro and accused it of “taking countries through networks of political narco-terrorism,” comparing its influence to that of Cuba and Nicaragua, which he asserted have “already been taken” by the same structures.
“Tito Asfura is the man who is fighting for democracy and standing up to Maduro. He was a very successful mayor in Tegucigalpa: he brought drinking water to millions and paved hundreds of kilometers of roads,” he wrote.
"Her main opponent, Rixi Moncada, says that Fidel Castro is her idol. The communists are trying to deceive the people with a third candidate, Salvador Nasralla, who is not a friend of freedom," she emphasized.
The message from Trump was interpreted by analysts as a geopolitical warning regarding the influence of Havana, Caracas, and Managua on electoral processes in Central America.
Sources from the White House confirmed that the president will maintain a “zero tolerance” policy toward governments or candidates linked to the Cuba–Venezuela–Nicaragua axis.
Trump insisted that only Tito Asfura represents freedom and democracy in Honduras, and stated that he could work with him to "fight against the narcocommunists and bring aid to the Honduran people."
"I cannot work with Moncada or with the communists. Nasralla is not a trustworthy partner for freedom. I hope the people of Honduras vote for democracy and choose Tito Asfura as president," concluded the leader.
The reference to Cuba as a “country taken over by narco-terrorists” marks a new rhetorical escalation from the president towards the regime of Miguel Díaz-Canel and Raúl Castro, whom Washington holds responsible for supporting criminal networks linked to drug trafficking and political repression in the region.
Trump has promised to maintain maximum pressure on the Cuban regime, which he accuses of "exporting communist ideology, manipulating elections, and sustaining allied dictatorships" in Latin America.
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