Ted Cruz

And what happened was Venezuela stepped into the breach.

And you had Hugo Chavez and then later Maduro, both communist dictators, who destroyed the economy in Venezuela, just like Castro had in Cuba.

Chavez and Maduro did the same thing in Venezuela.

And Venezuela had a corrupt bargain where they would send oil, which they had a ton of, and they would send money, which they had a lot of in exchange for selling the oil.

And what they would get back is enforcers and thugs.

There was a reason Maduro's entire protection detail were Cuban guards.

And, you know, in the article I just read, it talked about how

One of the reasons is Maduro didn't trust Venezuelans because he was such a terrible leader that he was afraid Venezuelans would turn on him, which is why he used Cuban enforcers instead.

Well, with Venezuela...

With Maduro having been arrested, no longer in power, Venezuela is no longer sending oil and no longer sending money to Cuba.

And the Cuban economy is in freefall, just like the Iranian economy is in freefall.

The regime is incredibly precarious.

And I'll tell you what's keeping it alive right now, which is Mexico is still sending oil to Cuba.

And my hope is the Trump administration is going to lean on Mexico to stop that oil going to Cuba.

I think that may be the single most important piece to nudge Cuba beyond the tipping point, much like Iran is.

And I think the communist dictatorship is terrified that they will lose control.

Now, the counterbalance to that is the Cuban regime has a massive oppressive machinery that has been in place for decades.

And that machinery can be really brutal.

And so I think the vulnerability right now is that when people face a collapsing economy, they get angry and they can turn on their leaders.

And so I think the Trump administration, I think President Trump is encouraging that.