Trump’s plan for Cuba isn’t what you’ve been told

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges Cuba faces under its communist regime and the implications of Trump's policies towards the country.

It’s running short of oil, electricity, food, medicine and currency, but Cuba’s communist regime is digging in as the Trump administration demands economic and democratic reforms. Brian discusses the situation with his guests, former State Department insider Mike Gonzalez, now with the Heritage Foundation, and author and longtime regime critic Humberto Fontova. They explain Washington’s imperative to finally curb Cuba’s malign global influence, including inside the U.S.; the motivations for the Castro family and its cronies in defying the pressure; and the challenge of total regime change. They also explain why news about President Donald Trump’s plan is scarce and largely spurious, and why so few people know what’s really going on. (Recorded April 17, 2026) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Brian

Guests: Mike Gonzalez, Humberto Fontova

Topics covered

• Cuba
• Trump administration
• economic reforms
• democratic reforms
• Castro regime
• U.S. foreign policy

Keywords

• Cuba
• Trump
• economic reforms
• Castro
• U.S. foreign policy
• Humberto Fontova
• Mike Gonzalez

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Heritage Foundation

Places: Cuba, United States

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