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President Donald Trump listens to a reporter's question as he visits the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to see the new blue protective coating being applied as part of a renovation project, Thursday, May 7, 2026, in Washington.
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The Trump administration’s strategy against Cuba is looking a lot like the playbook for Venezuela. There's an oil blockade, a growing U.S. military presence, federal indictments and repeated threats of intervention. But experts say that similar pressure points do not equal similar results. For example, there's no obvious successor who would work with the Trump administration if the U.S. were to depose Cuba's leadership. When the U.S. military captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in January, Vice President Delcy RodrÃguez stepped in with U.S. approval and remains in power.
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