{"id":43760,"date":"2026-03-20T04:08:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T04:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=43760"},"modified":"2026-03-20T04:08:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T04:08:52","slug":"cuba-president-issues-2-word-warning-to-trump-after-the-u-s-president-threatened-to-take-the-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=43760","title":{"rendered":"Cuba president issues 2-word warning to Trump after the U.S President threatened to \u2018take\u2019 the island"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Tensions are rising between the United States and Cuba after strong words from both sides sparked concern about what could happen next. After Donald Trump hinted that he could do \u201canything he wants\u201d with Cuba, the island\u2019s president has now issued a chilling response.<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"ryucw69fa0ee5716ae\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.ryucw69fa0ee5716ae {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.ryucw69fa0ee5716ae {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.ryucw69fa0ee5716ae {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.ryucw69fa0ee5716ae {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.ryucw69fa0ee5716ae {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p>Cuba\u2019s president, Miguel D\u00edaz-Canel, has promised the country will not back down if the U.S. tries to interfere, after President Donald Trump suggested he could potentially \u201ctake\u201d the island nation.<\/p>\n<p>The communist-led country has already been under heavy pressure from the United States for months, while also struggling with serious energy shortages that have left many citizens facing daily blackouts.<\/p>\n<p>In a message shared on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DiazCanelB\/status\/2034074074800955502\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">X<\/a>\u00a0late Tuesday, D\u00edaz-Canel stated that Cuba would fight back against any attempt to remove its government or seize control of the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the face of the worst scenario, Cuba is accompanied by a certainty: any external aggressor will clash with an impregnable resistance,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The president further accused the United States of trying to overthrow Cuba\u2019s leadership in order to gain control of the nation\u2019s resources. The warning came just hours after Trump hinted during an event at the White House that action involving Cuba could be coming soon.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-cuban-president-issues-warning-to-trump\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cuban president issues warning to Trump<\/h2>\n<p>Speaking to reporters earlier this week, Trump turned heads as he said the U.S. might make a move involving the island.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll be doing something with Cuba very soon,\u201d the U.S president said.<\/p>\n<p>Just a day before the shocking statement, Donald Trump went even further, talking about the possibility of the U.S. taking control of the country in some way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether I free it, take it, I think I could do anything I want with it,\u201d Trump told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>While he previously mentioned the idea of a \u201cfriendly takeover of Cuba,\u201d he suggested the situation could change depending on how talks develop.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-either-make-a-deal-or-do-whatever-we-have-to-do\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cEither make a deal or do whatever we have to do\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>Moreover, on Sunday, Trump claimed that discussions between the U.S. and Cuban governments are ongoing, saying, \u201cI think we will pretty soon either make a deal or do whatever we have to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, he added that his main focus right now is the conflict involving Iran, and that the situation with Cuba could be addressed later. For now, the exchange of warnings has raised concerns that relations between the two countries could become even more tense in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you think of this? Please share your thoughts in the comment section.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tensions are rising between the United States and Cuba after strong words from both sides sparked concern about what could happen next. After Donald Trump hinted that he could do \u201canything he wants\u201d with Cuba, the island\u2019s president has now issued a chilling response. Cuba\u2019s president, Miguel D\u00edaz-Canel, has promised the country will not back&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43761,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"default","_kad_post_title":"default","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[19,17,11,20,24,15,12,25,22,18,16,21,14,23,13],"class_list":["post-43760","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-chronic-diseases","tag-fitness","tag-health-tips","tag-healthcare-technology","tag-healthy-lifestyle","tag-healthy-living","tag-medical-advice","tag-medical-awareness","tag-medical-research","tag-mental-health","tag-nutrition","tag-patient-care","tag-preventive-care","tag-public-health","tag-wellness"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Cuba president issues 2-word warning to Trump after the U.S President threatened to \u2018take\u2019 the island - VM News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=43760\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cuba president issues 2-word warning to Trump after the U.S President threatened to \u2018take\u2019 the island - VM News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Tensions are rising between the United States and Cuba after strong words from both sides sparked concern about what could happen next. 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