3 Cuban-American Lawmakers Urge Trump to Tighten Pressure on Cuba as Crisis Deepens 90 Miles Away
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Updated · Fox News · May 24
3 Cuban-American Lawmakers Urge Trump to Tighten Pressure on Cuba as Crisis Deepens 90 Miles Away
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 24
Three Florida Republicans — Maria Salazar, Carlos Gimenez and Mario Diaz-Balart — said Cuba is nearer to regime change than at any point in years and urged the Trump administration to act quickly.
Widespread blackouts, energy shortages and growing unrest have pushed the island toward humanitarian and economic collapse, they said, creating what Gimenez called a narrow opening for tougher U.S. pressure.
The lawmakers framed Cuba as a U.S. security threat as well as a humanitarian emergency, citing its location 90 miles from Florida, alleged drone capabilities and Havana's harboring of U.S. fugitives.
Their appeal casts Cuba as part of Trump's broader Western Hemisphere strategy, with Salazar arguing Washington's harder line on Nicolas Maduro signals a more aggressive approach to hostile regional regimes.
As Cuba's crisis deepens, will U.S. pressure trigger a democratic uprising or a mass refugee exodus?
Are Russian and Iranian drones in Cuba a genuine security threat or a pretext for U.S. intervention?
With Raúl Castro indicted for murder, how far will the U.S. go to capture the former Cuban president?