{"id":2558414,"date":"2026-01-30T12:36:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T17:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cuban-president-calls-trump-admin-fascist-criminal-and-genocidal-clique\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T12:37:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T17:37:58","slug":"cuban-president-calls-trump-admin-fascist-criminal-and-genocidal-clique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cuban-president-calls-trump-admin-fascist-criminal-and-genocidal-clique\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuban president calls Trump admin &#8216;fascist, criminal, and genocidal&#8217; clique"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcuban-president-calls-trump-admin-fascist-criminal-and-genocidal-clique%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2558414&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Cuban President Miguel D\u00edaz-Canel sharply condemned the Trump management after President Trump signed an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-judge-bans-enforcement-of-biden-100-day-deportation-freeze-indefinitely\/\" title=\"Texas Judge Bans Enforcement Of Biden 100-Day Deportation Freeze \u2018Indefinitely\u2019\">executive order declaring<\/a> a national emergency and creating a tariff system that would impose additional duties on goods sold to Cuba, including oil. D\u00edaz-Canel called the administration a \u201cclique\u201d run by \u201cfascist, criminal, and genocidal\u201d leaders and accused it of trying to \u201cstrangle the Cuban economy\u201d for political gain. the White House justified the move by alleging Cuban cooperation with adversaries such as Russia, China, Iran, Hamas, and Hezbollah and saying Cuba hosts military and intelligence capabilities that threaten U.S. security. Secretary of state Marco Rubio signaled openness to regime change in Cuba. Tensions between Washington and Havana have risen further after a recent U.S. operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, an action the article says allegedly resulted in the deaths of about 32 Cuban officers; Mexico has also <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >halted oil shipments<\/a> to Cuba amid the dispute.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Cuban president calls Trump admin &lsquo;fascist, criminal, and genocidal&rsquo; over new tariffs<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2489384\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4414595\/cuban-president-no-conversations-with-trump\/\">Cuban President Miguel D&iacute;az-Canel<\/a> did not mince words on Friday when he reacted to President Donald Trump&rsquo;s latest round of economic punishments on the communist island nation.<\/p>\n<p>Condemning the White House&rsquo;s new round of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tariffs\/\">tariffs<\/a> on Cuban imports, he lambasted the administration as a &ldquo;clique&rdquo; run by &ldquo;fascist, criminal, and genocidal&rdquo; leaders who have &ldquo;hijacked the interests of the American people for purely personal ends.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4440323\/israel-rafah-border-crossing-reopens\/\">Israel to reopen Rafah border crossing on Sunday<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4440034\/trump-canada-tariff-gulfstream-certification\/\">Trump threatens Canada with 50% tariff in Gulfstream certification dispute<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4439143\/trump-orders-immediate-relaunch-commercial-flights-venezuela\/\">Trump orders immediate relaunch of commercial flights to Venezuela<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Under a mendacious and empty pretext, devoid of arguments, peddled by those who engage in politics and enrich themselves at the expense of the suffering of our people, Trump seeks to strangle the Cuban economy by imposing tariffs on countries that sovereignly trade oil with Cuba,&rdquo; D&iacute;az-Canel said in a statement on social media.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel marches during a rally to protest the killing of Cuban officers during the U.S. operation in Venezuela that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro outside the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo\/Ramon Espinosa)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4440081\/trump-national-emergency-cuba-tariffs\/\">signed an executive order<\/a> on Thursday declaring a national emergency over alleged support from Cuba toward &ldquo;malign actors adverse to the United States.&rdquo; The directive aims to create a &ldquo;tariff system&rdquo; with an &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-declares-national-emergency-over-cuba-threatens-tariffs\/\" title=\"Trump declares ... over ..., threatens ...\">additional ad valorem duty&#038;rdquo<\/a>; on goods sold directly or indirectly to Cuba, including oil.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Didn&rsquo;t the Secretary of State and his clowns keep saying the blockade didn&rsquo;t exist? Where are those who bore us with their fake stories about it just being a simple &lsquo;bilateral trade embargo?&#8217;&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-calls-for-special-counsel-to-investigate-the-2020-presidential-election\/\" title=\"President Trump Calls for Special Counsel to Investigate the 2020 Presidential Election\">president asked<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The White House accused the Cuban government of illicit cooperation with powers such as Russia, China, Iran, Hamas, and Hezbollah.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Cuba blatantly hosts dangerous adversaries of the United States, inviting them to base sophisticated military and intelligence capabilities in Cuba that directly threaten the national security of the United States,&rdquo; the&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2026\/01\/addressing-threats-to-the-united-states-by-the-government-of-cuba\/\">directive <\/a>stated.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been unambiguous about his desire to see the Cuban regime ousted and replaced with a noncommunist government.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Regime change? Oh no, I think we would love to see the regime there change,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4437294\/rubio-trump-administration-love-regime-change-cuba\/\">Rubio said<\/a> at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Wednesday when asked if the administration would rule out regime change. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The oil tanker Ocean Mariner, Monrovia, arrives to the bay in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo\/Ramon Espinosa)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He continued: &ldquo;That doesn&rsquo;t mean we are going to make a change, but we would love to see a change. There&rsquo;s no doubt about the fact that it would be of great benefit to the United States if Cuba was no longer governed by an autocratic regime.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4436755\/mexico-halts-oil-shipments-cuba-trump-eyes-regime-change\/\">MEXICO HALTS OIL SHIPMENTS TO CUBA AS TRUMP EYES REGIME CHANGE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The long-tense relationship between Cuba and the U.S. deteriorated further following the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/4406292\/why-maduro-capture-major-crisis-for-cuba\/\">Trump-ordered abduction<\/a> of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>Approximately 32 Cuban officers were allegedly killed in the operation, having been stationed in the country as part of Maduro&rsquo;s security detail.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cuban leader blasts Trump as fascist over tariffs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2558415,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26016541319650.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[13954,18344,32402,32640,32515],"class_list":["post-2558414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cuba","tag-fascism","tag-international-relations","tag-trump-administration","tag-us-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26016541319650.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2558414","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2558414"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2558414\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2558418,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2558414\/revisions\/2558418"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2558415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2558414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2558414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2558414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}