The island nation of Cuba plunged into darkness on Monday as Trump’s oil blockade remains in effect, and Trump weighs a takeover of the island. Cuba’s state-run electric union announced on Monday, “A total disconnection of the National Electric Power System is occurring.”Via WPLG Local 10:!function(r,u,m,b,l,e){r._Rumble=b,r[b]||(r[b]=function(){(r[b]._=r[b]._||[]).push(arguments);if(r[b]._.length==1){l=u.createElement(m),e=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0],l.async=1,l.src="https://rumble.com/embedJS/u2vbt6g"+(arguments[1].video?'.'+arguments[1].video:'')+"/?url="+encodeURIComponent(location.href)+"&args="+encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify([].slice.apply(arguments))),e.parentNode.insertBefore(l,e)}})}(window, document, "script", "Rumble");Rumble("play", {"video":"v7a7p8q","div":"rumble_v7a7p8q"});As The Gateway Pundit reported, Cuba suffered its first major blackout back in March after Trump cut off the flow of oil by threatening tariffs on any country that provides oil to Cuba through an Executive Order in January.Trump has since floated taking Cuba over, telling reporters in February, “We could very well end up having a friendly takeover of Cuba.”In March, Trump told reporters it would be an “honor” to take Cuba. ““I mean, whether I free it, take it, I think I can do anything I want with it, you want to know the truth. They’re a very weakened nation right now,” Trump said days after telling reporters that he would finish dealing with Cuba “soon.”In May, following the indictment of former Cuban dictator Raúl Castro for a 1996 attack against US citizens providing humanitarian aid to the people of Cuba, Trump also said, “We have Cuba on our mind,” and “We’re freeing Cuba.”Now, Cuba is facing its third blackout this year amid the ongoing US oil blockade. Cuban Minister of Energy and Mines Vicente de la O Levy credited the US blockade, writing on X, “Vital services continue to be protected, amidst this complex situation exacerbated by the energy blockade we face.”Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel also described the energy blockade as “genocidal,” writing, “While the U.S. tries to induce a social explosion through asphyxiation by blocking fuel access to #Cuba, the UNE mobilizes to reverse the SEN outage.”Mientras EE.UU trata de inducir un estallido social por asfixia, al bloquear los accesos de combustible a #Cuba, la UNE se moviliza para revertir la caída del SEN.Es heroico lo que hacen los trabajadores eléctricos en medio de un bloqueo energético genocida. #CubaNoSeRinde https://t.co/hihOXwqLoj— Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez (@DiazCanelB) July 6, 2026More from Fox:An island-wide blackout plunged Cuba into darkness Monday as the country’s deepening energy crisis continues to strain its fragile power system.The outage affected roughly 10 million people before limited electricity service was restored in some areas.During Monday’s blackout, public transportation was largely halted, and officials said tens of thousands of surgeries were canceled nationwide, according to The Associated Press (AP).The energy minister said officials were working to restore power while accusing the U.S. of contributing to Cuba’s energy struggles.This is a developing story.The post Cuba Faces Third Major Blackout as Trump Oil Blockade Squeezes Fuel Supplies appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.