In a striking declaration during a CNN interview on Friday, United States President Donald Trump asserted that Cuba’s communist government is on the verge of collapse. Trump indicated that Cuban leadership is demonstrating unprecedented eagerness to engage in diplomatic negotiations with Washington.
“Cuba is going to fall pretty soon,” the president stated emphatically. “They want to make a deal so badly.”
Trump revealed his consideration of assigning Secretary of State Marco Rubio to manage potential talks with Havana, marking a significant development in U.S.-Cuba relations. “They want to make a deal, and so I’m going to put Marco over there, and we’ll see how that works out,” Trump commented during the exchange.
This represents the second instance in forty-eight hours that Trump has addressed Cuba’s political future. Speaking before a White House audience just a day earlier, he suggested Americans might soon regain travel access to the Caribbean nation, stating it could be “a question of time.”
The administration’s current foreign policy priorities, however, remain centered on resolving tensions with Iran before pivoting to other international matters. “We want to finish this one [Iran] first,” Trump clarified, indicating a sequential approach to diplomatic engagements.
These statements emerge amid growing economic instability in Cuba, including a massive recent blackout that affected approximately two-thirds of the island. The widespread power outage, which encompassed the capital city of Havana, represents the latest manifestation of an escalating energy crisis confronting the nation.