Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of Cuba
Honest Title:
Weaponizing Secondary Tariffs to Bypass Congress and Force a Cuban Energy Grid Collapse
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Constitutional Risk
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High RiskSigned by: DONALD J. TRUMP
Signed: 1/29/2026
Last Updated: 3/21/2026
Executive Order
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Trump declares a national emergency over Cuba’s ties to Russia and China. It authorizes secondary tariffs on any country supplying oil to Cuba, effectively weaponizing trade to force an energy embargo and isolate the regime from its remaining global partners. This order converts trade policy into a geopolitical ultimatum, shifting the cost of Cuban containment onto third-party nations via secondary tariffs. While Republicans risk destabilizing energy markets and alienating regional allies, Democrats overlook the strategic threat of adversaries 90 miles from Florida. Ultimately, weaponizing oil imports may trigger global trade retaliation and paradoxically force Cuba into a deeper, permanent military alliance with Russia and China.
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