GOP Rep. Carlos Gimenez Warns 'All Tourists' To Leave Cuba 'Before It Is Too Late'

Republican Rep. Carlos Gimenez urged all tourists to evacuate Cuba "before it is too late." The lawmaker, heavily involved in the Trump administration's campaign to see regime change in Caracas and Havana, has been making such calls over the past days.

⚠️ WARNINGBEWARE OF TRAVEL TO COMMUNIST #CUBA! All tourists on the island should leave before it is too late.

— Rep. Carlos A. Gimenez (@RepCarlos) January 31, 2026

On Saturday he urged U.S. allies to close their embassies in Cuba and evacuate the country. "My message remains the same: cut diplomatic ties with the dictatorship, close your embassies, & evacuate before it is too late. The end of the Castro regime nightmare is near," he said.

He was making reference to a report noting that European and Latin American embassies in the country are activating or updating evacuation plans as the regime teeters on the brink of collapse.

Spanish agency EFE reported on the plans, adding that some are also stocking up to go through long periods without power or running water. To further illustrate the scenario the outlet noted that British company Unilever has evacuated the families of foreign workers in the country.

President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he believes the Havana regime will "probably come to us and want to make a deal" after he signed an executive order imposing tariffs on goods from countries sending or selling oil to the country.

"Cuba really has a problem. I know a lot of people from Cuba. We have a lot of people in the U.S. right now who would like to go back to Cuba. We'd like to work that out," Trump added.

The Havana regime slammed the move, calling it a "brutal act of aggression." In a social media publication, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said Havana "condemns in the strongest terms the U.S.'s new escalation."

"Now it is seeking to impose a total blockade to our country's fuel supplies," Rodriguez added. "The U.S. is also resorting to blackmail and coercion to try to get other countries to join its universally condemned blockade of Cuba and, should they refuse, are threatened with arbitrary and abusive tariffs that violate all free trade rules," he added.

A report from the Financial Times this week claimed that the country has less than a month worth of oil at current levels of demand and domestic production.

Citing data company Kpler, the outlet noted that the country has oil to last 15 to 20 days unless deliveries resume. "They have a major crisis on their hands" Jorge Piñon, an oil expert at the University of Texas told the outlet.

The country has only received less than 85,000 barrels this year, according to the FT. All came from a shipment on January 9, Kpler detailed. The figure adds to an estimated 460,000 barrels held in inventories at the beginning of the year.

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