cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/39515579
Marc Frank
November 26, 2025Cuba, November 26—The Cuban government and people are warily watching the United States most recent effort to overthrow the Venezuelan government of Nicholas Maduro as they struggle to recover from Hurricane Melisa and contain mushrooming cases of dengue, chikungunya and oropouche. For most Cubans the threat is just one more worry amid a grueling economic crisis that has left residents spending their energy navigating collapsing infrastructure, runaway inflation and shortages of basic goods.
“If Trump and Marco Rubio succeed that would be terrible for us,” Havana handyman Bernardo said, requesting his last name not be used.
“I am critical of my government but that does not mean I want Rubio as governor here,” he added, laughing.
“That would be a real bummer.”