The President of the United States, Donald Trump, stated that Cuba is on the brink of collapse and that its fall could happen in the near future, referring to the severe economic and energy dependence that the Cuban regime has maintained with Venezuela for years.
The statements were made in an informal context during a meeting at the Machine Shed Restaurant in Urbandale, a suburb of Des Moines, Iowa. There, Trump acknowledged that the Cuban issue did not garner much interest among those present, but he emphasized that the situation on the island remains relevant, especially for communities like that of Miami.
"Cuba will fail very soon. It is truly a nation that is very close to failing," the leader stated, while recalling that Havana used to receive money and oil from Venezuela, support that—he said—no longer exists.
Trump's words come at a particularly sensitive time for Cubans, both on the island and abroad, marked by a deep economic crisis, constant blackouts, food shortages, and unprecedented migration. For many families, the prospect of collapse is not a political prediction, but an everyday reality.
This new statement once again places Cuba at the center of the American political discourse and suggests that the issue will continue to be used as a symbol of the failure of the model imposed by the regime, while millions of Cubans continue to await changes that do not arrive.
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