A Cuban woman has expressed that island residents are not concerned about the possibility of war with the United States. Instead, she argues it's President Donald Trump who is worried about Cuba because he's "afraid."
The video featuring the statements of two Cuban women discussing a potential military conflict between the Cuban and U.S. governments was shared by Mexican journalist Sasi Alejandre on Instagram.
In the interview, the two women appear calm, stating they are happy and unconcerned about Trump's threats of a possible military strike on Cuba.
"I don't feel threatened by him at all. I don't even know who they're talking about because we are so busy, Cuban women are so busy, that at least I don't even know who he is," the woman says at the beginning of the video.
The journalist inquired about life under the revolution, to which the two women replied: "It's like this, look, it's parties and celebrations all the time. This is living in a revolution," they affirmed while attending a Committee for the Defense of the Revolution (CDR) event on the street.
The most controversial remarks quickly surfaced: "Trump is the one who's worried, because he's scared and we are not." The other woman added, "And he doesn't have much time left, because he's old and we are not."
The interviewee went further, issuing a direct challenge to the U.S. president.
"He might try to disable us, but we'll disable him too, so he doesn't get any other ideas. (...) He's a madman threatening us, but here in Cuba, there are people crazier than him. Let him come!" the communist Cuban declared, challenging the U.S.
Rising Tensions Between Washington and Havana
The video comes at a time of heightened tensions between Washington and Havana. Trump stated on March 27 in Miami Beach, "Cuba is next, but pretend I didn't say that."
A few days later, on April 15, he remarked, "We might stop in Cuba after we're done with this Iran thing."
The Trump administration also signed Executive Order 14380 on January 29, 2026, declaring Cuba an "unusual and extraordinary threat" to U.S. national security and imposing tariffs on countries supplying oil to the island, effectively cutting off Cuban crude imports and worsening power outages on the island.
The Cuban regime has responded to Trump's measures with rhetoric similar to that of the interviewed women.
Miguel Díaz-Canel warned that Cuba would respond with a guerrilla campaign or a people's war. Deputy Foreign Minister Anayansi Rodríguez Camejo stated that Cuba would defend itself to the last breath of every patriotic Cuban man and woman.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio dismissed Díaz-Canel's threats: "I don't think much of what he has to say."
Understanding U.S.-Cuba Relations
Why does the Cuban woman believe Trump fears Cuba?
She believes that Trump is worried about Cuba because he perceives it as a threat, and therefore, he is afraid of the situation with the island.
How has the Trump administration escalated tensions with Cuba?
The Trump administration has labeled Cuba an "unusual and extraordinary threat" to national security, imposed tariffs on oil suppliers to Cuba, and made statements indicating potential military actions.
How has the Cuban government responded to U.S. threats?
The Cuban government has vowed to defend itself with guerrilla tactics and has pledged that its citizens will resist any aggression to the last breath.