The Cuban Question: Did Trump Trade Sphere-of-Influence with China? - #949
THE SAVAGE NATION
Michael Savage
4.5 • 11.4K Ratings
🗓️ 19 May 2026
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
Savage speculates that President Trump may have discussed a sphere-of-influence understanding with China: U.S. freedom of action in Cuba in exchange for Chinese leeway over Taiwan. He argues Cuba has been devastated by decades of military-backed communist dictatorship, leaving people desperate for medicine and food, and warns the U.S. must avoid an economic collapse that could trigger another Mariel-style migrant crisis. He suggests the U.S. appears to be moving toward a Venezuela-style playbook of removing Cuba's leadership, then working with friendlier leaders to rebuild the economy, revive tourism, and spark massive investment. He contrasts this with the Taiwan risk, mentions rumors of moving Taiwan's chip industry to Arizona, and concludes Americans mainly care about pocketbook issues—gas, bread, and inflation.
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| 0:00.0 | And now, the world's most exciting podcast, The Savage Nation, home of borders, language, culture. |
| 0:14.8 | Here he is, Michael Savage. |
| 0:18.9 | I'll be your host for the next couple of minutes about Cuba with one big question |
| 0:26.0 | right here on the Savage Nation, which is, did Trump work out a deal with Xi of China trading |
| 0:33.6 | the sphere of influences, meaning I'll give you any leeway you want over Taiwan, |
| 0:42.2 | which is in your sphere of influence. |
| 0:44.5 | If you agree to hands off on Cuba and you tell your friend in Russia, also hands off Cuba, |
| 0:51.0 | did Trump trade Cuba for Taiwan? |
| 0:53.1 | Is the question I would like to discuss. |
| 0:55.2 | Now, remember, I'm simply an American broadcaster, an analyst. |
| 0:59.7 | I have no idea what was discussed at the summit. |
| 1:02.4 | Most of us don't. |
| 1:03.4 | All we're getting is secondary and tertiary information. |
| 1:07.2 | So to me, this could be the deal that was worked out. I have no idea what Trump went |
| 1:14.2 | there for. I still, to this minute, don't understand what was the purpose of the trip that couldn't |
| 1:18.7 | have been accomplished through secret communications in other ways. There was some reason for a |
| 1:26.0 | personal meeting and had little to do with dim sum and pomp and circumstance. |
| 1:32.3 | So again, I'd like to discuss this. Did Trump trade Cuba for Taiwan? |
| 1:37.3 | Someone wrote me when I put that up this morning on my ex site at a Savage Nation. He said that would be like trading a Rolex for a Timex. |
| 1:48.4 | Really smart, very brilliant actually. |
| 1:51.6 | Taiwan is like a Rolex watch. |
| 1:53.8 | Cuba is now like a Timex watch. |
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