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Trump Says 'Cuba Will Be Failing Pretty Soon'
- President Donald Trump told reporters on Tuesday that `Cuba will be failing pretty soon. Cuba is really a nation that's very close to failing`, adding Venezuela has not recently sent oil or money to Cuba.
- Emboldened by a U.S. military operation earlier this month that seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump said Washington will `run` Venezuela under interim leader Delcy Rodriguez.
- President Donald Trump vowed to stop oil and money from longtime backer Venezuela reaching Cuba, while Cuba's president said this month Washington had no moral authority to force a deal and human rights experts called the U.S. approach imperialist.
- The U.N. human rights office said the U.S. military raid that seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro earlier this month violated international law.
- Trump signalled a wider regional strategy by vowing to halt Venezuelan oil and money to Cuba, positioning the U.S. to pressure Havana as Delcy Rodriguez governs Venezuela under U.S. oversight.
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Trump claims that Cuba faces a crisis due to the lack of Venezuelan oil following the capture of Nicolás Maduro and his wife in November.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Cuba “is about to fall” because it does not receive oil from Venezuela since Nicolás Maduro was deposed from power.
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Total News Sources30
Leaning Left1Leaning Right7Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution54% Right
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- 54% of the sources lean Right
54% Right
C 38%
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