MaddowBlog-Trump gives Russia yet another pass, says it's 'fine' for Putin to break Cuba oil blockade

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The president is no doubt aware of concerns that he has been compromised by Moscow, and he’s not exactly going out of his way to temper those fears.

Trump is aware of concerns that he’s been compromised by Russia — and he’s not exactly going out of his way to temper those fears:
- he’s allowing Putin to break US oil blockade around Cuba
- he’s indifferent to Moscow aiding Iran during US war
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2026-03-30T13:04:10.016Z

https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-gives-russia-yet-another-pass-says-its-fine-for-putin-to-break-cuba-oil-blockade

Shortly after starting the war with Iran, Donald Trump made little effort to hide the fact that Cuba was his next target. The American president didn’t explicitly say that he intends to use military force against the island nation, but he did suggest that he intended to bring down the government in Havana — soon......

It was against this backdrop that Russia announced plans to provide Cuba with oil — and Team Trump is apparently fine with it. The New York Times reported that the U.S. administration is “allowing a Russian tanker full of crude oil to reach Cuba, delivering a critical supply of energy to the island nation.” From the article:

The Russian ship’s arrival would shift the trajectory of a rapidly accelerating crisis in Cuba, buying the island nation at least a few weeks before its fuel reserves run out, analysts said.

It would also reduce pressure on a Cuban government facing a looming economic collapse and escalating threats from Washington, and show that, at least for now, the island can still depend on its longtime ally Russia.

While the Times’ account, which mirrored a related report in The Washington Post, hasn’t been independently verified by MS NOW, Trump largely confirmed the story during his Air Force One Q&A.

Q: Do you worry that that helps Vladimir Putin?

TRUMP: He loses one boatload of oil. That's all it is. It's fine.

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-03-30T00:51:10.341Z

.....The initial reaction from the American president and his team to the original allegations was to express total indifference. This was soon followed by news that the Republican administration agreed effectively to reward Putin’s regime by temporarily easing oil sanctions on the country — twice.

Soon after, Trump explicitly made the case that he understands Russia’s role in helping Iran, since the U.S. has assisted Ukraine.

And in case that weren’t quite enough, the Republican is now letting Moscow undermine his own U.S. policy in Cuba, too.

Trump is no doubt aware of concerns that he has been compromised by Moscow, and he’s not exactly going out of his way to temper those fears.

trump is Putin's puppet. Putin can work with Iran to kill US troops and planes and now evade a US blockade. Putin owns trump

[Goonch]

1. ;-{)....

[David__77]

2. I'm glad Russia sent oil to break the criminal and immoral blockade.