DONROE DOCTRINE: CUBA IS NEXT?
Trump Administration Seeks New Cuban Leader for ‘Friendly Takeover’ Modeled on Venezuela
Report: Early-year talks between the Cuban government under President Miguel Díaz-Canel (with input from Raúl Castro’s circle) and the Trump administration—sparked by the president’s public remarks about having “the honor of taking Cuba” and a possible “friendly takeover”—have produced no finalized deal, with Cuba insisting on equality, sovereignty, and non-interference while the U.S. has pressed for leadership changes including Díaz-Canel’s removal; despite continued sensitive diplomatic contacts and some Cuban economic reform gesture and prison releases progress has stalled amid ongoing U.S. sanctions and pressure, leading the Trump administration to actively search for a more compliant Cuban figure to facilitate regime alteration modeled on the post-Maduro transition in Venezuela.
https://www.axios.com/2026/08/07/marco-rubio-cuba-pressure-campaign
