Trump sets his sights on Cuba as he threatens communist regime to make a deal 'before it is too late'
President Trump sent a clear message to Cuba Sunday morning over the country receiving oil and money following the capture of Venezuela's leader.
President Donald Trump appears to have his sights on Cuba after threatening the country to make a deal with the US 'before it is too late'.
The Republican leader took to Truth Social Sunday morning, warning the communist regime, run by President Miguel Díaz-Canel, that it will no longer receive oil or money from Venezuela following the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.
Cuba has long depended on Venezuela's hefty oil supply, but after Maduro was nabbed last week by the US, Trump got interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez to send the country's oil to America.
'THERE WILL BE NO MORE OIL OR MONEY GOING TO CUBA - ZERO! I strongly suggest they make a deal, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE,' the commander-in-chief said.
Trump added: 'Cuba lived, for many years, on large amounts of OIL and MONEY from Venezuela.
'In return, Cuba provided "Security Services" for the last two Venezuelan dictators, BUT NOT ANYMORE!
'Most of those Cubans are DEAD from last weeks U.S.A. attack, and Venezuela doesn't need protection anymore from the thugs and extortionists who held them hostage for so many years,' he continued.
The president's comment refers to the US attack in Venezuela that left 100 people dead, including 32 members of Cuba's military and intelligence service who guarded Maduro.
President Donald Trump appears to have his sights on Cuba after threatening the country to make a deal with the US 'before it is too late'
According to Venezuelan officials, the dictator's security team was killed 'in cold blood'.
But, according to Trump, Venezuela now has America 'to protect them' while Maduro languishes at Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center on narco-terrorism and drug charges.
'Venezuela now has the United States of America, the most powerful military in the World (by far!), to protect them, and protect them we will,' Trump insisted.
Following the daring arrest of Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and the massive shake-up in Venezuela, US intelligence officials have predicted a grim economic and political outlook for Cuba.
A report by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) predicts that the potential loss of support and oil imports from Venezuela would drastically affect the country, Reuters reported.
Just last week, Trump called Cuba 'a failing nation'.
'I think Cuba is going to be something we'll end up talking about, because Cuba is a failing nation right now, very badly failing nation, and we want to help the people,' Trump said when asked if the operation in Venezuela contained a message to the island nation.