Cuban President Responds to Trump Threats

According to a report by Deutsche Presse-Agentur on March 18, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel responded to U.S. President Trump’s remarks about possibly taking over Cuba.

On the 16th, Trump told reporters that he believed he would “be fortunate to take over Cuba.”

He said while signing an executive order at the White House, “I truly believe I will… be fortunate to take over Cuba. It’s a good thing, a great honor.”

On the 17th, Díaz-Canel stated that if the U.S. attempts to take over Cuba, it will face “unbreakable resistance.”

He posted on social platform X that the U.S. is almost daily threatening to use force to overthrow Cuba’s constitutional order. “This is the only explanation for the U.S. launching a fierce economic war and punishing the entire Cuban people collectively.”

For weeks, Trump repeatedly claimed that Cuba was on the brink of collapse. During his administration, Washington increased economic pressure on Cuba to cut off the country’s foreign exchange and oil supplies.

In January of this year, before further U.S. pressure on Cuba escalated, U.S. authorities took action to forcibly control Venezuela’s President Maduro in Caracas and deport him to the United States.

The report states that this move caused Havana to lose one of its most important allies. Against the backdrop of decades-long U.S. trade embargoes on Cuba, Venezuela has long supported Cuba, especially in terms of oil supplies. (Translation by Guo Jun)