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Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, a prominent ally of President Donald Trump in foreign policy, posted a message on X containing a direct recommendation and an explicit warning to the Cuban regime.
In his tweet, Graham wrote: "My advice to the communists governing Cuba and oppressing their people: call Maduro and ask him what to do... if you can get in touch, 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 stated that Cuba will no longer receive 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, amplified the White House's position, emphasizing that the power structure in Havana is experiencing one of its most vulnerable moments in decades.
The senator's statements come in a deeply altered regional 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 Havana dictatorship sustained its economy and its repressive apparatus largely thanks to the flow of crude oil and resources 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 pointed out as the center for 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 asserted that the collapse of the Cuban system could be closer than many imagine.
"Cuba is a communist dictatorship that has murdered priests and nuns, that has plundered its own people. Its days are numbered. One day we will wake up - I hope it's 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 years old, is one of the most influential voices of the hardline faction of the Republican Party on national security matters. As the 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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