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Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has countered the United States (U.S.) President Donald Trump’s comments on a possible takeover of the country.
Trump recently claimed he could “take Cuba in some form” and even said, “I can do anything I want” regarding the island.
“Cuba right now is in very bad shape,” Trump said.
“And we’ll be doing something with Cuba very soon,” he added.
Trump’s takeover remarks come after his administration’s military raid that captured then-President Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela, the launch of U.S. military strikes against Iran, and at a time when Cuba is battling a deepening crisis, worsened by a U.S.-imposed oil blockade that has triggered fuel shortages and nationwide blackout in the island country.
Díaz-Canel, however, hit back at Trump on Tuesday, vowing resistance if Trump attempts a forceful takeover as he threatened.
The Cuban President, in a post on X, said the U.S. publicly threatened Cuba, almost daily, to overthrow the constitutional order by force.
“This is the only way to explain the fierce economic war being waged as collective punishment against the entire people,” said Díaz-Canel.
Trump’s administration has increased economic pressure on Cuba, aiming to cut off the flow of foreign currency and oil to the Caribbean island, which has worsened electricity shortages and economic hardship in the Caribbean country.
The country has not received major fuel shipments since early January 2026, leading to rising black-market fuel prices and frequent power outages. A 29-hour nationwide blackout has affected large parts of Havana, the country’s capital, and has left it without electricity.
