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vanessa_ca

(644 posts)
Thu Jan 29, 2026, 09:47 PM 13 hrs ago

Trump threatens tariffs on any country selling oil to Cuba, a move that puts pressure on Mexico

Source: NBC

Trump's executive order also declared a national emergency over Cuba, saying the Cuban government represents an "unusual and extraordinary threat" to the United States' national security and foreign policy.

By Michelle L. Price | The Associated Press and NBC6 • Published 2 hours ago • Updated 1 hour ago

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that would impose a tariff on any goods from countries that sell or provide oil to Cuba, a move that puts pressure on Mexico.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said this week that her government had at least temporarily stopped oil shipments to Cuba, but said it was a “sovereign decision” not made under pressure from the United States.

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Trump's executive order also declared a national emergency over Cuba, saying the Cuban government represents an "unusual and extraordinary threat" to the United States' national security and foreign policy.

Trump accuses the Cuban regime of aligning itself with countries including Russia, China and Iran, as well as with transnational terrorist groups such as Hamas and Hezbollah.

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Read more: https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/trump-cuba-tariffs-national-emergency/3756790/?amp=1



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Trump threatens tariffs on any country selling oil to Cuba, a move that puts pressure on Mexico (Original Post) vanessa_ca 13 hrs ago OP
Rubio's wet dream vapor2 13 hrs ago #1
Mexico is the new Greenland. DJ Synikus Makisimus 12 hrs ago #2
Mexico needs to sanction and tariff the US Old Crank 8 hrs ago #3
Sovereign meaning flamingdem 8 hrs ago #4
brain dead orange moron fails to understand that oil is a fungible commodity. nt Javaman 4 hrs ago #5

DJ Synikus Makisimus

(1,238 posts)
2. Mexico is the new Greenland.
Thu Jan 29, 2026, 10:58 PM
12 hrs ago

Cuba, schmuba. Mexico gots lotsa oils. Greenland is, like, sooooooooo last week.

Old Crank

(6,741 posts)
3. Mexico needs to sanction and tariff the US
Fri Jan 30, 2026, 02:47 AM
8 hrs ago

for the president not fixing the gun running organizations that are arming the narco thugs.

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