Trump Plotting Regime Change in Cuba by Year’s End: WSJ

The Donald Trump administration hopes to execute a regime change in Cuba by the end of 2026, according to sources cited by the Wall Street Journal. The report comes just weeks after the US military kidnapped Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on dubious drug charges.

The newspaper said Washington is now “searching for Cuban government insiders who can help cut a deal to push out the Communist regime by the end of the year,” with senior US officials holding regular meetings with Cuban exiles and pressure groups in recent months.

The administration believes the Cuban government is more “fragile” than ever and its economy “close to collapse,” the Journal added. While there is currently no “concrete plan” to topple the Cuban state, the paper said the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro earlier this month serves as a “blueprint” for US officials.