The Daily Populous Saturday March 7th, 2026 morning edition
Authored by thetimes.com and submitted by TimesandSundayTimes

President Trump has threatened to overthrow the communist government in Cuba but said he wanted to wait “a couple of weeks” after military interventions in Venezuela and Iran.

Cuba is experiencing economic turmoil caused by a US blockade in the Caribbean and the country’s president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, has passed emergency measures to loosen restrictions on the private sector amid food shortages and power blackouts.

Blackouts and shortages are battering residents in the capital Havana JASON P HOWE

At a White House ceremony for Inter Miami, the Major League Soccer champions, Trump said Cuban-Americans would soon be “celebrating” the fall of communism in Cuba.

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Flanked by Latin American players including Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez, Trump promised Jorge Mas, the club’s Cuban-American co-owner, that he would soon be able to “fly back in” to Havana.

Whatah on March 6th, 2026 at 22:15 UTC »

He will almost certainly do it, he can do anything he wants to right now.

Its not like he is trying to intimidate them as a negotiating tactic for some "big deal" they have nothing he wants. So in that context he is probably telling the truth that he plans on the US to attack/invade them.

EconomistStreet5295 on March 6th, 2026 at 21:27 UTC »

At this point I wouldn’t be surprised if he goes for Kim Jong Un before the end of 2026

TimesandSundayTimes on March 6th, 2026 at 21:24 UTC »

President Trump has threatened to overthrow the communist government in Cuba but said he wanted to wait “a couple of weeks” after military interventions in Venezuela and Iran.

Cuba is experiencing economic turmoil caused by a US blockade in the Caribbean and the country’s president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, has passed emergency measures to loosen restrictions on the private sector amid food shortages and power blackouts.

In an interview with CNN on Friday, Trump said “Cuba is gonna fall pretty soon”, adding that he was going to “put Marco [Rubio, secretary of state] over there”. “We’ve got plenty of time, but Cuba’s ready,” he said