President Donald Trump warned Cuba on Sunday to “make a deal” with Washington and said there would be “no more oil or money” going to the island from Venezuela after the U.S. capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, according to a Daily Wire report and Trump’s Truth Social posts cited there.
President Donald Trump issued a warning to Cuba on Sunday, urging the country to reach an agreement with the United States and declaring an end to Venezuelan oil and financial support for Havana, according to a Daily Wire report summarizing Trump’s comments on Truth Social.
In the post, Trump said Cuba had long relied on “large amounts of OIL and MONEY from Venezuela” and claimed that, in exchange, Cuba provided “Security Services” for Venezuela’s last two leaders, including Nicolás Maduro. Trump said the dynamic had changed after the United States “arrested” Maduro and asserted that Venezuela would now be protected by the U.S. military.
Trump also claimed that “most of those Cubans are DEAD from last week’s U.S.A. attack,” referring to Cuban personnel he said were involved in protecting Maduro. 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.”
Separately, Trump amplified a comment from columnist Marc Thiessen about the longevity of Cuba’s government and, according to the Daily Wire, responded “Sounds good to me” to jokes about Secretary of State Marco Rubio becoming “President of Cuba.”
The Daily Wire also reported that Trump posted on Saturday that Venezuela’s interim leadership had begun releasing political prisoners—an assertion Trump framed as a result of U.S. involvement—while noting that Venezuela had previously denied holding political prisoners under Maduro.
Other claims circulating about broader U.S. plans for Venezuela—such as indefinite U.S. administration of the country, congressional efforts to restrict further actions, polling, or comments from oil executives—were not supported by the Daily Wire report cited here and could not be independently verified from the provided source.