Cuban President Says Trump Repeats Lies and Vows to Overcome 'Ruthless US Attacks'

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has fired back at U.S. President Donald Trump's UN General Assembly speech in which Trump claimed that the Cuban regime would collapse.

In a post on X, formerly Twitter, on the 22nd (local time), President Díaz-Canel addressed Trump's remarks targeting Cuba at the UN General Assembly, pointing out, "The U.S. president, incapable of justifying his punishment of the Cuban people and his genocidal economic war, is repeating the lie that Cuba is a threat."

He emphasized, "Lies are merely tools used by those who deny the Cuban people's free right to self-determination. We will continue to fight for peace and overcome the ruthless attacks of the United States."

Earlier in the day, President Trump labeled Cuba a "totally failed state" during his UN General Assembly address and predicted that it "will ultimately fall."

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez also strongly refuted President Trump's remarks.

Writing on X, he condemned the U.S., stating, "Washington cannot accept the fact that Cuba is a fully independent and sovereign nation," and adding, "The U.S. economic blockade, including the energy embargo, is the true collective punishment and genocide threatening Cuba and the international community."

Cuba has been suffering from its worst-ever power shortages and economic crisis since the beginning of the year, driven by tightened U.S. maritime blockades and chronic aging of its power grid.

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