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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(133,949 posts)
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 03:54 PM Jan 11

Trump tells Cuba to make a deal with US 'before it is too late'

President Donald Trump on Sunday in a Truth Social post urged Cuba to make a deal with the United States "BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE" following the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

"Cuba lived, for many years, on large amounts of OIL and MONEY from Venezuela," Trump said. "In return, Cuba provided 'Security Services' for the last two Venezuelan dictators, BUT NOT ANYMORE! Most of those Cubans are DEAD from last weeks U.S.A. attack, and Venezuela doesn't need protection anymore from the thugs and extortionists who held them hostage for so many years."

The Cuban government reported 32 Cuban military personnel were killed in the U.S. strike used to capture Maduro. Venezuela's interior minister Diosdado Cabello said last week 100 people died in the attack.

Venezuela reportedly sent 30,000 to 35,000 barrel of oil to Cuba per day. However, Trump wrote that "THERE WILL BE NO MORE OIL OR MONEY GOING TO CUBA - ZERO!"

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-tells-cuba-deal-us-173026607.html

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Trump tells Cuba to make a deal with US 'before it is too late' (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 11 OP
Mob Boss. spanone Jan 11 #1
tRump projecting again, thugs, extortion, that pretty much says what he is doing to this and other countries yaesu Jan 11 #2
shithole and RWers fucked up Venezuela, no plans for oil nor the safety................ Lovie777 Jan 11 #3
I'm thinking that markodochartaigh Jan 11 #4
Trump seems to have forgotten John Farmer Jan 11 #5
What about the NATO treaty? (n/t) PJMcK Jan 11 #7
It's telling how popular Maduro was he needed a Cuban security team. (who apparently sucked) EX500rider Jan 11 #6

yaesu

(9,127 posts)
2. tRump projecting again, thugs, extortion, that pretty much says what he is doing to this and other countries
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 04:11 PM
Jan 11

plus his taco promises and threats on his Nazi infested site are really getting old.

Lovie777

(22,288 posts)
3. shithole and RWers fucked up Venezuela, no plans for oil nor the safety................
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 04:15 PM
Jan 11

for it's people nor American citizens who are there.

shithole and RWers are terrorizing Greenland.

Threatening to bomb bomb Iran where protesters can be injured as well.

Threatening Cuba and Mexico with force.

ICE is out of control with their abuse, plus murdering.

The USA is in hell, run by satan.

John Farmer

(383 posts)
5. Trump seems to have forgotten
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 04:31 PM
Jan 11

or never knew in the first place that the US signed a treaty after the Cuban Missile Crisis to not invade Cuba after the removal of the missiles.

Or is that treaty as worthless as the agreement that Russia made with Ukraine as they surrendered all the nuclear weapons on their territory to Russia after the breakup of the USSR to never invade the UKR?

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