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Trade with Cuba collapses as Trump escalates pressure on Communist Party leadership
The Trump administration's trade restrictions triggered a sharp drop to 11 port calls in March, causing blackouts and medical disruptions for Cuba's 11 million residents.
- In March, the Trump administration crippled trade with Cuba without declaring a formal blockade, as no foreign-originating tankers arrived and port calls fell from about 50 to just 11.
- President Donald Trump has escalated pressure on Cuba with naval deployments and rhetoric tied to regime change, seeking to force regime change after the ousting of Maduro.
- The stranglehold is disrupting the lives of Cuba's 11 million residents, producing massive blackouts and a breakdown in medical care as fuel runs out since the Cuban electricity sector produces barely 40% of needed oil.
- In January the U.S. State Department sent $3 million in humanitarian aid and last month the White House permitted U.S. companies to send fuel to private Cuban businesses, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio beginning to walk back threats amid shortages.
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Trade with Cuba collapses as Trump escalates pressure on Communist Party leadership
President Donald Trump this week said he believes he’ll have “the honor of taking Cuba” soon. Without declaring a formal blockade, Trump and his administration have already crippled trade with the island and threatened the future of the Communist Party regime.
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