Cuba Blackout Crisis Fuels Democracy Protests and Hopes for Freedom: 'Long Live Trump'

Cuba's crumbling power grid has plunged the island into a deepening energy and economic crisis. On Monday, a nationwide blackout thrust nearly 11 million Cubans into darkness, compounding years of hardship. After 67 years of communist rule, many Cubans are now desperate for change. Cuba's crumbling power grid has plunged the island into a deepening energy and economic crisis. On Monday, a nationwide blackout thrust nearly 11 million Cubans into darkness, compounding years of hardship. After 67 years of communist rule, many Cubans are now desperate for change. March 18, 2026 at 12:23PM March 18, 2026 at 12:23PM