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If a country could be symbolized in the form of a person, Cuba would be Sarah McBride, and the United States of America would be the late, great Chuck Norris when comparing the two nations.
Cuba is supposedly "preparing" for military conflict with the United States, according to their top diplomat on "Meet the Press." Now let's get real here guys, this is classic commie theater from the Cuban regime, and it's about as believable as a Biden family influence-peddling story because Cuba is a country running on fumes, blackouts, and Venezuelan handouts that, for some reason [Trump] has been cut off.
“Our military is always prepared, and in fact it is preparing these days for the possibility of military aggression,” Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío said with a straight face in an interview on “Meet the Press.”
“We would be naïve” not to consider the possibility, he added, while insisting that Havana “truly hope[s] that it doesn’t occur” and sees “no justification whatsoever” for conflict.
Oh, please, spare us the victim routine. This comes right after President Trump laid it out plain and simple. He said he would have the “honor” of “taking Cuba in some form . . . Free it. Take it. I think I could do anything I want with it.”
Oh, please, spare us the victim routine. This comes right after President Trump laid it out plain and simple. He said he would have the “honor” of “taking Cuba in some form . . . Free it. Take it. I think I could do anything I want with it.”
Boom! Straight talk.
And Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been crystal clear too, warning that those in power in Havana “don’t know how to fix” the country’s mounting crises. Because they don't. They're communists. Fixing things isn't in the playbook. It just makes those at the top richer and the rest of the country equally poor.
Fernández de Cossío dismissed those remarks, insisting that regime change is “absolutely” not up for discussion. “The Cuban political system is not up for negotiation,” he said. “Cuba is a sovereign country . . . and would not accept becoming a dependent state of any other power.
Fernández de Cossío dismissed those remarks, insisting that regime change is “absolutely” not up for discussion. “The Cuban political system is not up for negotiation,” he said. “Cuba is a sovereign country . . . and would not accept becoming a dependent state of any other power.
”Sovereign? Sure, if by sovereign you mean propped up by oil from a collapsing Venezuela and now scrambling because the U.S. is finally choking off the fuel lifeline. The Trump administration is playing hardball, threatening penalties on any country exporting oil to Cuba, which the regime calls a “very severe” blockade.
“What’s happening today is that the U.S. is threatening . . . any country that might export fuel to Cuba,” Fernández de Cossío said, arguing the pressure campaign “cannot be sustained forever.”
Can't be sustained forever is a joke. Dude, your blackouts and grid collapses are happening right now. Hospitals straining, food distribution breaking down, people in the dark, literally. And let's not forget the U.S. military operation that nabbed Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, your BFF and sugar daddy for oil. That lifeline's gone, and now you're crying foul.
Despite the tough talk, both sides admit there's still some chatter going on. Fernández de Cossío confirmed that Cuban and U.S. officials remain in dialogue on certain bilateral issues, though he stressed that core political questions such as leadership and single-party governance are off the table.
“No sovereign country negotiates its internal political system,” he said. And then he tried flipping the script, criticizing America's two-party system. Nice try, comrade, but last I checked, we have elections, not dictators for life.
While Cuban officials emphasized readiness, they also sought to downplay the likelihood of imminent conflict. “Our country has historically been ready to mobilize . . . for military aggression,” Fernández de Cossío said. “We truly always see it as something far from us. We don’t believe it is something that is probable.” Still, he reiterated that failing to prepare would be a mistake given current global tensions.
Translation: We're saber-rattling to rally the troops at home while begging behind the scenes not to get steamrolled. Cuba's staring down economic collapse, nationwide blackouts, public frustration boiling over, and the regime still refuses any real change. For now, Havana's trying to play both sides, signaling they want to avoid war but prepping anyway, just in case.
Look, if the Cuban people ever get a real shot at freedom, it'll be because the pressure from Trump and Rubio finally forces the issue, not because the regime suddenly grows a conscience. Until then, this is just more bluster, shoulder-rolling and crotch grabbing from a failing dictatorship that's one bad blackout away from imploding.
“What’s happening today is that the U.S. is threatening . . . any country that might export fuel to Cuba,” Fernández de Cossío said, arguing the pressure campaign “cannot be sustained forever.”
Can't be sustained forever is a joke. Dude, your blackouts and grid collapses are happening right now. Hospitals straining, food distribution breaking down, people in the dark, literally. And let's not forget the U.S. military operation that nabbed Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, your BFF and sugar daddy for oil. That lifeline's gone, and now you're crying foul.
Despite the tough talk, both sides admit there's still some chatter going on. Fernández de Cossío confirmed that Cuban and U.S. officials remain in dialogue on certain bilateral issues, though he stressed that core political questions such as leadership and single-party governance are off the table.
“No sovereign country negotiates its internal political system,” he said. And then he tried flipping the script, criticizing America's two-party system. Nice try, comrade, but last I checked, we have elections, not dictators for life.
While Cuban officials emphasized readiness, they also sought to downplay the likelihood of imminent conflict. “Our country has historically been ready to mobilize . . . for military aggression,” Fernández de Cossío said. “We truly always see it as something far from us. We don’t believe it is something that is probable.” Still, he reiterated that failing to prepare would be a mistake given current global tensions.
Translation: We're saber-rattling to rally the troops at home while begging behind the scenes not to get steamrolled. Cuba's staring down economic collapse, nationwide blackouts, public frustration boiling over, and the regime still refuses any real change. For now, Havana's trying to play both sides, signaling they want to avoid war but prepping anyway, just in case.
Look, if the Cuban people ever get a real shot at freedom, it'll be because the pressure from Trump and Rubio finally forces the issue, not because the regime suddenly grows a conscience. Until then, this is just more bluster, shoulder-rolling and crotch grabbing from a failing dictatorship that's one bad blackout away from imploding.
Change is coming to Cuba, whether the commies like it or not. Let's go, Brandon, wait, no, let's go, Trump!
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