Trump Presses Advisers on Why Months of U.S. Pressure Failed to Topple Cuba
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Updated · NBC News · May 11
Trump Presses Advisers on Why Months of U.S. Pressure Failed to Topple Cuba
5 articles · Updated · NBC News · May 11
Trump has intensified private questioning of advisers over why the Cuban government remains in power despite a sustained U.S. campaign aimed at pushing the regime toward collapse.
Months of pressure have not produced the outcome he wanted, leaving the administration to explain why its strategy has failed to break Havana's grip on power.
The discussions, described by 2 U.S. officials, a former U.S. official and 3 other people familiar with them, underscore rising frustration inside the White House over Cuba policy.
Is America's pressure campaign pushing Cuba toward democracy or a total societal collapse?
How much is Cuba's untapped oil potential driving the White House's push for regime change?
With Russia offering aid, could US pressure inadvertently push Cuba closer to its geopolitical rivals?