Rodríguez says Trump's UN speech does not reflect what most Americans think about Cuba
Bruno Rodríguez ParrillaCuba's minister of foreign affairs, posting on X
Rodríguez wrote that most Americans support diplomatic relations with Cuba, disapprove of the oil blockade, reject military intervention and do not trust Trump to decide on the island. He said Trump's address at the UN did not reflect the views of most of the U.S. population.
“American society does not go along with the policy of maximum pressure against Cuba. ... In the speech delivered at the UN, the President of the U.S. says he speaks on behalf of the U.S., but he does not reflect what most of its population thinks. (Translated from Spanish. Original: La sociedad estadounidense no acompaña la política de máxima presión contra Cuba. ... En el discurso pronunciado en @ONU_es, el Presidente de EEUU dice hablar en nombre de EEUU, pero no refleja lo que opina la mayor parte de su población.)”
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Should the United States seek "fundamental change" in Cuba's government?
In his September 22, 2026 address to the UN General Assembly, President Trump called Cuba "an absolutely failed state," said it is "failing like never before, and it will fall," and said his administration is "seeking a fundamental change in the situation in Cuba." He also said Secretary of State Marco Rubio is "deep into negotiations with Cuba." The Cuban delegation walked out of the hall during the remarks. Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez responded on X that Washington cannot accept that Cuba is independent and sovereign, called Trump's statements false, and said Cuba is not a threat to the United States or to other countries. The dispute is whether the United States should openly pursue the fall of Cuba's government.
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Post in Spanish by Cuba's foreign minister responding to President Trump's September 22 address to the UN General Assembly. It cites polling on U.S. public opinion about Cuba policy and links a Cubadebate article on those polls.
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Nine days after Trump told the UN General Assembly that his administration seeks fundamental change in Cuba and that its government will fall, Rodríguez wrote that U.S. society does not support the maximum-pressure policy.
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Between the two sentences quoted, he cited 2026 polling that he said shows most Americans favor keeping diplomatic relations with Cuba and oppose the oil blockade and a military intervention. He linked a Cubadebate article on the polls.
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Relative to the administration's stated aim of fundamental change in Cuba, Rodríguez rejects the maximum-pressure policy and argues that Trump's UN address lacks the support of most Americans. He opposes the policy itself rather than only disputing how it was described.
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