On board Air Force One, January 5, 2026While downplaying the necessity of any US military intervention there, President Donald Trump declared on Sunday that Cuba was "ready to fall" after US forces captured the head of its ally Venezuela.
Trump told reporters on Air Force One that "Cuba is ready to to fall" and that it would be difficult for Havana to "hold out" without obtaining heavily subsidized Venezuelan oil. "I don't believe that any action is necessary. It appears to be declining.
