by: Salvador Rivera
Jan 13, 2026 — WOODTV.COM (Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo/Holland, Michigan)
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — Despite threats by President Trump to keep any oil from flowing to Cuba, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the U.S. will not interfere with Mexico as it continues to supply the island with petroleum.
During an interview with CBS News, Wright said the U.S. will allow Mexico to deliver oil to Cuba, contradicting Trump’s goal to leave Cuba “with zero oil.”
Wright said the Trump administration is not trying to let Cuba collapse without any oil, and that it is simply looking for Cuba to “abandon its communist system.”Mexico will continue to supply Cuba with oil for ‘humanitarian reasons’
On Jan. 3, U.S. forces took custody of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, seemingly leaving Cuba without its primary source of oil.
Since then, President of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum has said her country will continue to send oil to Cuba for humanitarian reasons to avoid widespread power blackouts on the island.
She has also said Mexico is prepared to be a liaison to provide better lines of communication between the Cuban and U.S. governments.
