Trump Admin Looking to Oust the Cuban Regime By the End of the Year: Report

"AP Photo/Evan Vucci The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that President Donald Trump and his administration are actively working to topple the Cuban government by the end of the year, according to sources familiar with the planning. The Journal's exclusive report said that the Trump administration is searching for Cuban government insiders who can help cut a deal to push out the Communist regime, suggesting the regime change would not be achieved through military force."

"Trump's arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in early January was widely seen as a first step in what Trump later called the Donroe Doctrine his new policy of asserting U.S. dominance in the western hemisphere to push out Russian and Chinese influence. As part of that wider goal, Trump has publicly threatened the leaders of Cuba as well as the president of Colombia, whom he had said is next if he doesn't crack down on the drug lords within his country."

"I strongly suggest they make a deal. BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE, Trump posted in mid-January on Truth Social, referring to Cuba. He added NO MORE OIL OR MONEY would be going to Cuba from Venezuela, which was a key ally and source of energy for the heavily sanctioned island nation. Cuba's ongoing economic crisis and mass population exodus have left the regime in a precarious position domestically."

The administration aims to remove Cuba's Communist government by the end of the year by recruiting Cuban insiders to broker a nonmilitary transition. The arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and a declared "Donroe Doctrine" frame a broader effort to expel Russian and Chinese influence in the hemisphere. Public threats targeted Cuban and Colombian leaders, and the administration has cut Venezuelan oil and funds to Cuba. Cuba faces severe economic crisis, mass emigration, and the loss of a vital benefactor, leaving the regime fragile. Officials view Maduro's capture and allied concessions as a potential blueprint despite lacking a concrete, detailed plan.

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