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The Republican senator Lindsey Graham, an influential ally of President Donald Trump in foreign policy, posted a message on X with a direct recommendation and an explicit warning to the Cuban regime.
In his tweet, Graham wrote: "My advice to the communists who govern Cuba and oppress their people: call Maduro and ask him what to do... If you can reach him, of course. If I were you, I would be looking for a new place to live."
The message was shared alongside a post by Donald Trump on Truth Social, where the U.S. president affirmed that Cuba will no longer have the oil or financial support from Venezuela.
"Reach an agreement before it's too late", said Trump, marking an escalation in the tone and warnings directed at the Cuban regime.
Graham, a senator from South Carolina, emphasized the White House's position, highlighting that the power structure in Havana is experiencing one of its most fragile moments in decades.
The senator's statements come in a regionally disrupted context following the capture of Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces, an event that has dismantled the main axis of political, financial, and energy support for the Cuban government.
For years, the dictatorship in Havana sustained its economy and its repressive apparatus largely thanks to the flow of oil and resources coming from Caracas.
The interruption of that support exacerbates the structural precariousness of the Cuban system, which is facing blackouts, food shortages, inflation, and an unprecedented mass migration.
Graham's message not only addresses the economic situation but also the political responsibility of the Cuban regime in the region.
The senator is one of the most persistent critics of Havana, which he has repeatedly identified as the center of exporting repressive methods and as a supporter of other allied dictatorships.
In recent days, he publicly celebrated Maduro's capture as a "historic day" and stated that the fall of the Cuban system may be closer than many imagine.
"Cuba is a communist dictatorship that has murdered priests and nuns and has preyed on its own people. Their days are numbered. We will wake up one day - I hope in 2026 - and in our own neighborhood, we will have allies in those countries, doing business with the United States, not narco-terrorists and dictators who kill Americans," he told the press.
Graham, 70, is one of the most influential voices of the hardline faction of the Republican Party on national security issues. Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and a veteran of the Air Force, he has been a steadfast advocate for a confrontational stance towards Cuba, Venezuela, and Iran.
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