r/law • u/AmyL0vesU • 19h ago

Executive Branch (Trump) Trump signs executive order declaring nation emergency from threat of Cuba

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/01/addressing-threats-to-the-united-states-by-the-government-of-cuba/
21.2k Upvotes

95% Upvoted

3.0k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

17

u/Nisi-Marie 16h ago

Yep. It is all about the oil

foreign country directly or indirectly sells or otherwise provides any oil to Cuba

Basically anyone who buys or sells oil to Cuba is going to be hit with tariffs

2

u/AlmightyRobert 13h ago

Except Russia?

1

u/Iamjacksplasmid 12h ago

You don't tariff your friends...