President Donald Trump stated over the past 59 minutes through 3:45 a.m. UTC on Jan. 5, 2026, that Cuba has lost all income from Venezuelan oil and is "literally ready to fall," according to an X post by sentdefender reporting his comments. Trump said, "Cuba now has no income. They got all of their income from Venezuela, from the Venezuelan oil, theyâre not getting any of that now. Cuba is literally ready to fall, and you have a lot of great Cuban-Americans who are going to be very happy about this," as quoted by sentdefender during the reporting window. This follows his earlier announcement that the U.S. will run Venezuela's oil reserves, as reported through 2:45 a.m. UTC. U.S. officials told CNN's Kristen Holmes and Kevin Liptak over the past day that they anticipated a tone shift from Venezuelan Vice President Delcy RodrĂguez toward cooperation, after she extended an invitation to the U.S. for an "agenda of cooperation," according to a KristenCNN X post in the window. The officials expressed optimism she would work with the U.S. despite prior harsh rhetoric. White House sources described Venezuela's opposition leader as committing the "ultimate sin" by accepting the Nobel Peace Prize, stating "If she had turned it down and said, âI canât accept it because itâs Donald Trumpâs,â sheâd be the president of Venezuela today," according to a Washington Post article on U.S.-Venezuela plans shared on X during the period. Rep. Carlos GimĂŠnez reported on X that the Cuban government recognized 32 regime agents were killed during the U.S. military operation in Venezuela, labeling it breaking news in the reporting window. Cuba previously decreed two days of national mourning for the deceased, as stated by the government and cited through 2:15 a.m. UTC.
