The Republican-led Senate voted 51-47 on Tuesday, largely along party lines, to stop the Democratic-backed war powers resolution.
The United States Senate has blocked a resolution that would have required President Donald Trump to seek congressional approval before ordering military action against Cuba.
The Republican-led Senate voted 51–47 on Tuesday, largely along party lines, to stop the Democratic-backed war powers resolution.
Republican lawmakers argued that there are currently no active US military operations against Cuba, making restrictions on the president’s authority unnecessary.
Republican Senator Rick Scott, who raised the procedural objection that halted the measure, said a war powers vote was inappropriate since no US troops have been deployed to Cuba.
In a later social media post, Scott said that meaningful change in Cuba would require the fall of what he described as the illegitimate Castro/Díaz-Canel government.
He added that under Trump’s leadership, there is renewed hope for freedom and prosperity in the country.
In recent months, Trump has repeatedly warned the Cuban leadership, at one point stating that “Cuba is next.”
These warnings come amid heightened US military activity abroad, including operations in Iran and Venezuela, which critics say were carried out without congressional approval.
Most recently, Trump pledged what he called “a new dawn” for Cuba.
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