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Feb. 17, 2026

US President Donald Trump’s latest comments on his government’s blockade on Cuba Monday evening amounted to “boasting of a war crime,” one journalist said after the president told the press that the Caribbean island is a “failed nation” weeks after Trump himself cut off Cuba’s main source of energy and threatened countries with tariffs if they provided the government with oil.

Speaking to reporters on Air Force One, Trump listed some of the impacts of the blockade the White House imposed after invading Venezuela last month and pushing for control of its oil supply.

“They don’t even have jet fuel to get their airplanes to take off. They’re clogging up their runway. We’re talking to Cuba right now... and they should absolutely make a deal, because it’s really a humanitarian threat,” said the president. “There’s an embargo, there’s no oil, there’s no money, there’s no anything.”

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[–] theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 39 minutes ago

Sucks how the world has abandoned Cuba almost completely,

[–] Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 hours ago

He's creating the humanitarian threat and saying only he can fix it by "making a deal". What a joke of a president and a gross representation of those who voted to have him into office.

[–] cecilkorik@piefed.ca 4 points 2 hours ago

Would be hilarious to see Europe conduct some "freedom of navigation" exercises to Cuba right now. Just sayin'.

[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 24 points 4 hours ago

Not even his first war crime this week.

[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 26 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

The “president of peace” everyone.

[–] comrade_twisty@feddit.org 25 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

President of piss

and shitting himself