As Trump urges deal, Cuban president warns that the country will defend itself 'to the last drop of blood'

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez declared Sunday that the land federation would support itself "to the past driblet of blood," responding to unit from U.S. President Donald Trump to onslaught a woody with Washington. 

President Trump had spoken astir Cuba successful a Truth Social station earlier successful the day, urging that "they marque a deal, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE."

"Those who blasted the Revolution for the terrible economical shortages we endure should clasp their tongues retired of shame. Because they cognize it and admit it: they are the effect of the draconian measures of utmost strangulation that the U.S. has been applying to america for six decades and present threatens to surpass," the Cuban wrote connected X, according to a translation of the Spanish-language post. 

"#Cuba is simply a free, independent, and sovereign nation. No 1 dictates what we do. Cuba does not aggress; it is aggressed upon by the United States for 66 years, and it does not threaten; it prepares, acceptable to support the Homeland to the past driblet of blood," helium wrote successful different post, according to the translation.

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Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel gestures during the BRICS acme 2nd plenary league successful Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, connected July 6, 2025. (PABLO PORCIUNCULA/AFP via Getty Images)

U.S. Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla., who was calved successful Cuba, responded to the overseas figure's post.

"You dictators, henchmen, and executioners of the Cuban federation deliberation you ain the island. You don't person overmuch clip left," helium declared, according to the translation of his post, besides written successful Spanish.

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Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla, speaks during the Congressional Hispanic Conference property league successful the U.S. Capitol connected Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Trump declared successful a Truth Social station connected Sunday, "Cuba lived, for galore years, connected ample amounts of OIL and MONEY from Venezuela. In return, Cuba provided ‘Security Services’ for the past 2 Venezuelan dictators, BUT NOT ANYMORE! Most of those Cubans are DEAD from past weeks U.S.A. attack, and Venezuela doesn’t request extortion anymore from the thugs and extortionists who held them hostage for truthful galore years.

"Venezuela present has the United States of America, the astir almighty subject successful the World (by far!), to support them, and support them we will. THERE WILL BE NO MORE OIL OR MONEY GOING TO CUBA - ZERO! I powerfully suggest they marque a deal, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE," helium warned.

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Rep. Gimenez thanked the president.

"I was calved successful Cuba & forced from location soon aft the Communist takeover. Today, I correspond my assemblage successful Congress. Thank you, President Trump, archetypal Venezuela & adjacent is Cuba. We volition beryllium everlastingly grateful. Our hemisphere indispensable beryllium the hemisphere of liberty," the lawmaker wrote successful a station connected X.