00:00Trump Threatens Cuba
00:02President Donald Trump recently declared
00:05that Cuba's Communist government is ready to fall
00:08in the wake of the U.S. military
00:10capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro
00:13and his wife.
00:15Trump's comments regarding Cuba's future.
00:18The president said Cuba could no longer
00:20depend on Caracas for oil, money, and military backing.
00:24Cuba is ready to...
00:25I don't think we need any action.
00:27It seems to be collapsing on its own.
00:29Trump told reporters
00:30asserting that the country now has no income
00:33and it's going down.
00:35The situation in Cuba following the Venezuela op.
00:39The recent...
00:40U.S. operation in Venezuela killed 32 Cuban military
00:43and police personnel.
00:45According to reports from both Cuba and international media.
00:48Cuban leaders react to...
00:50Trump's rhetoric.
00:51After Trump urged Cuba to
00:53make a deal or face consequences
00:55Diaz-Canel said his government
00:57was not currently engaged in talks
01:00and called for mutual respect.
01:02Aggressive U.S. posture regarding Latin America
01:05whether Cuba's government will actually falter
01:08or simply adapt to new pressures
01:10remains to be seen.
01:11But Trump's rhetoric has already
01:13intensified diplomatic strain with Havana
01:15and other nations in the Caribbean and Latin America.
Comments