The President of the United States, Donald Trump, stated this Thursday that the Cuban regime "will also fall" and specified that the pressure exerted by his administration is directly influencing the crisis faced by the Cuban government. He suggested that the deterioration of the situation on the island is a consequence of measures initiated by Washington, including the cut in Venezuelan oil supplies that had sustained Havana for years.
The statements were made in a telephone interview with the American outlet Politico, in which the president discussed various foreign policy issues and asserted that the current situation in Cuba is not unrelated to the decisions made by his administration.
“Well, it is thanks to my intervention, an intervention that is happening”, Trump stated when asked if the United States was influencing the downfall of the Cuban government.
The president stated that the economic pressure has had noticeable effects on the island, particularly following the interruption of the oil supply from Venezuela, which has been considered one of the main energy supports of the regime for years.
“We cut off all the oil, all the money… everything that was coming from Venezuela, which was the only source”, he declared.
According to the leader, the situation created by those measures has led the Cuban government to seek contacts with Washington amid a context of increasing economic and political instability on the island.
“They need help. We are talking to Cuba”, he said.
The statement suggests the existence of some level of communication between the United States and the Cuban leadership, although Trump did not provide details about the scope or nature of those contacts.
During the interview, the president also expressed his belief that the deterioration of conditions on the island could lead to a political change, a possibility he presented as a consequence of the pressure exerted by his administration.
“People love what is happening,” he assured while defending his foreign strategy on various fronts.
And he added a direct prediction about the future of the Cuban regime: "Cuba will also fall."
Trump linked that scenario to what he described as the end of Venezuelan oil support, which for years helped sustain the island's energy and economic system.
“We cut off all the oil, all the money, or we cut off everything coming from Venezuela, which was the only source. And they want to reach an agreement”, he said.
At another point in the conversation, the leader suggested that the Cuban crisis represents for him a kind of political goal pending after decades of confrontation between Washington and Havana.
“How long have you been hearing about Cuba —Cuba, Cuba— for 50 years?”, he remarked.
"And that is one of the little things that interest me," she added.
Trump also hinted that his administration believes economic pressure could force the Cuban government to negotiate some form of understanding with the United States.
"What do you think? After 50 years, that's the icing on the cake," he said when asked again about the U.S. influence on the events in the island.
The statements come at a particularly delicate time for Cuba, which is facing a deep economic crisis characterized by food shortages, prolonged blackouts, inflation, and increasing emigration.
In this context, the interruption or reduction of Venezuelan oil supply has been highlighted by analysts as one of the factors exacerbating the structural problems of the country.
Trump himself explicitly linked that situation to his government's decisions and stated that the cut in energy support coming from Caracas has had a direct impact on the stability of the Cuban regime.
"Obviously, otherwise they wouldn't have this problem," he asserted.
Although the interview focused on various international topics—including the war with Iran, the situation in Ukraine, and disputes in the U.S. tech sector—references to Cuba stood out due to the tone in which the leader attributed part of the pressure faced by the island's government to his policies.
Venezuela and Iran
Trump also stated that his administration maintains a positive relationship with Venezuela, a country he mentioned as a key player in the energy equation affecting Cuba.
"Venezuela is doing fantastically. [Delcy Rodríguez] is doing a fantastic job. The relationship with them is excellent," he noted.
The statements are part of a broader interview in which the president defended his government's decisions on foreign policy and downplayed the criticisms he has received from various fronts.
During the conversation with Politico, Trump also addressed the U.S. military offensive against Iran and stated that Washington will play an important role in shaping the political leadership of that country once the conflict is over.
"We will work with the people and the regime to ensure that someone arrives who can build Iran properly, but without nuclear weapons," said the leader, referring to the political future of the Middle Eastern country.
Although the main focus of the interview was on the situation in Iran and U.S. foreign policy, Trump allocated part of the conversation to emphasize that the pressures driven by his administration are having visible effects on the Cuban regime and could influence its political future.
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