Anger and anguish spread across Cuba as it learns of Trump’s tariff threat on those who provide oil

HAVANA: Massive power outages in Cuba meant that many people awoke Friday unaware that US President Donald Trump had threatened to impose tariffs on any country that sells or supplies oil to the Caribbean island. As word spread in Havana and beyond, anger and anguish boiled over about the decision that will only make life harder for Cubans already struggling with an increase in US sanctions. “This is a war,” said Lázaro Alfonso, an 89-year-old retired graphic designer. He described Trump as the “sheriff of the world” and said he feels like he’s living in the Wild West, where anything goes.

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