Concern, anger and hope simmer in Cuba

A mix of uncertainty, anger and hope simmered in Cuba on Wednesday following comments by U.S. President Donald Trump this week saying that Washington could take “imminent action” against the island’s Government.  Trump, whose government has come at its Caribbean adversary more aggressively than any U.S. Government in recent history, has effectively cut Cuba off from key oil shipments in an effort to force regime change. The blockade has had devastating effects on the civilians. Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio say they want to help, leaving many desperate.  Island-wide blackouts have roiled Cubans already grappling with years of crisis, and the lack of gasoline and basic resources has crippled hospitals and slashed public transport. Matilde Visoso, a single mother caring for a sick daughter, said she’s been left reeling by the island’s spiraling crisis, and wants change in the Caribbean nation.

“Cuba is waiting for Trump and Marco Rubio, because we can’t wait any longer. It’s too much - there is a lot of repression, there is a lot of hunger,” the 64-year-old homemaker said.