With a vote of 47 in favor and 51 against, the initiative was blocked by the Republicans.
EFE (via 14ymedio), Washington DC, April 28, 2026 — US Senate Democrats failed Tuesday in another attempt to limit President Donald Trump’s authority to use military force against Cuba.
With a vote of 47 in favor and 51 against, the initiative to control possible actions of force against Havana ordered from the executive branch was stopped by the Republicans who voted as a bloc.
However, Republicans Susan Collins of Maine and Rand Paul of Kentucky joined the Democratic initiative in the vote held this afternoon.
“Republicans must get ahead of the impending catastrophe in Cuba before it gets even worse, as they should have done with Trump’s war in Iran.”
The failed attempt with regards to Cuba joins a series of Senate failures to control Trump’s military actions, such as the five votes to prevent the president from ordering further attacks on Iran or attempts to restrain the Republican president prior to the capture of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela.
Before the vote, Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer said that “Republicans must get ahead of the impending catastrophe in Cuba before it gets even worse, as they should have done with Trump’s war in Iran.”
For their part, Republicans rejected accusations that the president intended to use force against Cuba and accused Democrats of ignoring allegations of human rights violations that have been made against the government of Miguel Díaz-Canel.
Since January, the Trump Administration has intensified pressure on Havana with an oil embargo, and the president has suggested on several occasions the need for regime change on the island.
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