The Cuban actor Armando Tomey published a video on Instagram on Friday, in which he delivers a direct critique of Donald Trump, accusing him of failing on multiple fronts of his foreign and immigration policies.
"Gentlemen, let's be clear: Donald Trump is making huge blunders. Now he’s bending over backward for the Russians and blaming Ukraine," Tomey states outright in the recording.
The actor, based in Port St. Lucie, Florida, after emigrating from Cuba in 2013, lists a series of decisions made by the Trump administration that, in his opinion, contradict the promises made to the Cuban community in exile.
One of the main targets of his criticism is energy policy. Tomey points out that Trump signed agreements with Iran and with the Venezuelan government of Delcy Rodríguez that, in practice, have benefited regimes that Washington claimed to be fighting against.
"The price of oil, as if it weren't for the mess created in Iran, which left it half done, and Venezuela as well, perpetuates a murderous dictatorship in power because it serves their interests," he states.
In June 2026, Trump signed a memorandum with Iran that temporarily lifted oil sanctions, and in August, he closed a controversial oil deal with Venezuela that grants the United States majority control over 17 Venezuelan oil fields.
Both agreements caused discomfort among sectors of the exile community that were expecting a stance of maximum pressure.
Tomey also points to the recent "energy truce" that Trump announced between Russia and Ukraine, an initiative that Moscow has not formally confirmed and that did not stop the bombings. This Friday, moreover, Trump accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of being the main obstacle to achieving peace.
Regarding Cuba, the actor is particularly harsh. "He gave hope to Cubans by fighting for freedom and then left them stranded. He always promises, promises, and does nothing or complicates everything," he says.
That frustration has a concrete background: following Nicolás Maduro's capture by U.S. forces in January 2026, many exiles expected a similar action against the Cuban regime.
Trump fueled that expectation in June by suggesting that Cuba was "just a leap away," but in September he dismissed military action and opted for negotiations, which triggered disappointment among Cuban exiles in Miami.
In immigration matters, Tomey reports that mass deportations are primarily affecting working individuals, not criminals.
"For every criminal he deports, he deports 20 hardworking individuals who come to this country to fight, to progress, and to defend their families," he argues.
According to data from Human Rights Watch, by August 2026, about 8,500 Cubans had been deported during Trump's second term, many of whom had valid work permits following the cancellation of the humanitarian CHNV program.
The video ends with a warning that Tomey considers his biggest concern: that a minimal agreement between Trump and Havana could ultimately consolidate the regime.
"I am convinced that this Díaz-Canel can persuade Raúl and the mafia that governs Cuba to accept just three or four little things from Donald Trump, which would allow them to remain in power for life," he concludes.
It is not the first time that Tomey has spoken out about the Cuban situation from exile. Last July, he criticized Díaz-Canel's statements regarding the "Cuban utopia" in an interview with Russian television RT, and in August, he called on Cubans for peaceful resistance in light of the situation on the island.
The video had amassed over 3,600 reactions and nearly 860 comments just hours after its publication, at a time when exile organizations had already staged gatherings in front of the White House demanding "actions, not words" from the Trump administration regarding Cuba.
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