Trump threatens to invade new nation and warns ‘make a deal earlier than it’s too late’
Donald Trump has escalated threats against Cuba following the US invasion of Venezuela, warning the island nation to strike a deal as he threatens to hit the nation with further sanctions
Donald Trump has threated to attack yet another country (Image: AFP via Getty Images)
Donald Trump has issued another chilling threat of military action against yet another country as the the US president has warned the country to “make a deal, before it is too late”.
The 79-year-old president has ramped up his threats against several Latin American nations, including Cuba and its leader, Miguel Díaz-Canel, in the wake of the U.S. invasion of Venezuela and the seizure of President Nicolás Maduro on January 3.
In a statement made on Trump’s social media platform TruthSocial, Trump said: “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 week’s U.S.A. attack, and Venezuela doesn’t need protection anymore from the thugs and extortionists who held them hostage for so many years. 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.”
He added: “THERE WILL BE NO MORE OIL OR MONEY GOING TO CUBA – ZERO! I strongly suggest they make a deal, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE. Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DJT.”
The ominous threat follows the US historic incursion in Venezuela as Trump proclaimed himself the country’s leader and unveiled his plan to sell millions of barrels of sanctioned Venezuelan oil while controlling the profits. His bold scheme presents a grave threat to Cuba, where Venezuela supplies roughly half of the nation’s oil shortfall, according to Reuters.
The president appears to be delivering on his pledge. On Friday, Trump convened a crucial White House summit with nearly two dozen international oil chiefs – including delegates from Chevron, Exxon, and ConocoPhillips – in a bid to strong-arm firms into investing billions in Venezuela’s enormous oil reserves. However, the gathering failed to meet expectations, with most corporations declining to pledge fresh investments.
Trump and key administration figures have repeatedly identified Cuba as a possible target in recent days, holding the island responsible for many of Venezuela’s woes.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, whose parents escaped Cuba in 1956, declared during a January 3 press briefing: “In some cases, one of the biggest problems Venezuelans have is they have to declare independence from Cuba.”
Meanwhile, the self-styled peace president has declined to dismiss the possibility of sending American military forces to nations including Colombia, US ally Mexico, and Greenland – an autonomous region within NATO partner Denmark – all within the space of just one week. Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has voiced serious worries about Trump’s threats towards his country, which is a mere 90 miles from Florida.
Last week, in a speech following Maduro’s capture, the Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said: “For Venezuela and of course also for Cuba, we are willing to give even our own blood, even our own lives, but at a very high price.” Díaz-Canel assumed the presidency of the island in 2018, becoming the first non-Castro leader since Fidel Castro led a revolution in 1959.
