Trump Says Cuba Is Ready To Fall As Díaz-Canel Faces Economic Freefall

Trump’s remarks also highlighted the political and emotional stakes for Cuban Americans, many of whom fled decades of authoritarian rule. For those communities, the possibility of a post-Díaz-Canel Cuba represents not just a geopolitical shift, but the potential end of a regime that has defined their exile.

Whether Díaz-Canel can hold power as Cuba’s economy contracts further remains an open question. What is clear is that, from Washington’s perspective, Cuba is no longer a frozen conflict of the Cold War era—it is an unfolding crisis, and one the White House is openly signaling may be nearing a breaking point.

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