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“I Can Negotiate”: Castro’s Grandson Says He’s Ready To Discuss Cuba’s Future With President Trump

Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro, former Cuban president Castro’s grandson and one of the more important shadow figures inside Cuba’s communist ruling circle, told USA Today in an exclusive interview that he is prepared to speak directly with President Trump, signaling publicly a potential back-channel opening as the Trump administration intensifies economic pressure on Havana.

“I’ve never been interested in politics. It’s never been a calling of mine,” Rodríguez Castro told the outlet over the course of several days in June in Havana. “But if at some point the revolution needs me to step up, I will do it.” He said that he would never abandon the principles of Cuba’s 1959 revolution or the nation’s sovereignty.

Rodríguez Castro is a lesser-known figure outside Havana’s communist circles. He holds no formal government position, rarely appears on state television and has never spoken to a US news outlet before.

But the Castro family name gives him unique status inside Havana’s opaque power structure and the ability to act as a back-channel liaison with access to the island’s communist elite.

Now, the younger Castro is signaling he is ready to negotiate Cuba’s future, saying he wants to deal directly with President Trump.

“I can negotiate with anyone designated by the U.S.,” Rodríguez Castro said. “If given the opportunity, claro que con Trump.” Of course, with Trump.

Why would Rodríguez Castro want to negotiate now and not earlier this year? Well, that’s because Trump’s gunboat diplomacy has unleashed an economic stranglehold on the communist-run island, and it continues to work, with pressure now crushing the already poorly managed economy and collapsing its tourism sector.

The island drew just 360,000 tourists in the first five months of 2026, down 58% from a year earlier, according to Cuban government data. The neighboring Dominican Republic attracted more than 10 times that number over the same period.

The Trump administration says the pressure campaign is aimed at forcing the communist government to open its political system after generations of economic misery under failed communism.

Havana can’t turn to help from the socialists in Venezuela because the Maduro regime was taken out by US Delta Force operators. The Chinese and Russians won’t dare send their militaries to the island en masse because of the US naval presence in the region.

For Havana, the regime’s external lifelines have been disappearing one by one over the last six months.

Recall that CIA Director John Ratcliffe was recently in Havana meeting with communist officials. Now, Rodríguez Castro speaking with a US media outlet is another promising signal, suggesting that back-channel talks are likely already underway as pressure builds on the island’s ruling elite.

Tyler Durden
Mon, 07/06/2026 – 07:20

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Team USA is hours away from its biggest home-soil match in a generation. ESPN has somehow decided it’s the villain.Instead of building excitement for Monday night’s World Cup Round of 16 showdown against Belgium in Seattle, ESPN senior writer Mark Ogden spent the eve of the match explaining why Team USA shouldn’t feel too good about getting Folarin Balogun back.His headline says it all: “Nobody benefits from FIFA letting Balogun off the hook — not even the USMNT.”FIFA MAKES FINAL RULING ON US SOCCER STAR FOLARIN BALOGUN’S CONTROVERSIAL RED CARD SUSPENSIONRather than seeing a controversial decision corrected, Ogden argues the reversal hurts the tournament, hurts FIFA and, somehow, even hurts Team USA.A VAR review turned what many viewed as an accidental step on an opponent’s ankle into a straight red card for Balogun during Team USA’s 2-0 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina.The decision was immediately criticized as excessive, with Mauricio Pochettino among those arguing it never warranted a straight red.FIFA’s disciplinary committee ultimately suspended the automatic one-match ban under Article 27, clearing Balogun to play Monday.President Donald Trump spoke with FIFA President Gianni Infantino, arguing the punishment was unjust before FIFA reversed course, a source told Fox News.Trump, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnik and White House task force leader Andrew Giuliani put together a team of lawyers outside the White House to challenge the use of slow-motion replay to give Balogun the red card, according to OutKick founder and Fox News contributor Clay Travis.That should have settled the matter.Instead, Ogden argued that correcting the decision is what hurts the integrity of the World Cup.He writes:”If the U.S. defeats Belgium on Monday, the global soccer community will not view it as a hard-fought, tactical triumph… Instead, it will forever carry an asterisk, tainted by the perception that the host nation used corrupt, backroom political maneuvers to alter the tournament’s rules.”That’s quite the way to preview the biggest American soccer match in decades.Rather than seeing an overly harsh punishment reversed, Ogden is warning fans that any victory should come with an apology attached.He doubles down from there, arguing FIFA has “damaged the credibility of its own tournament,” warning the decision creates “a dangerous precedent,” and concluding that “nobody benefits” from Balogun being allowed to play, not Belgium, not FIFA and “not even the USMNT.”CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMRather than celebrating the overturning of a controversial suspension, Ogden is telling Team USA fans they should feel bad if their team wins.The column also argueed FIFA would never have made the same decision for a smaller nation, treating American influence as a moral failing instead of acknowledging a reality that has existed for decades: host nations enjoy advantages. Home crowds matter. Host nations have advantages. That’s international sports.If FIFA ultimately concluded an obviously controversial call deserved another look, that’s an indictment of the original officiating, not the United States.So Monday night, Team USA will field its best eleven players, exactly as it should.ESPN can keep clutching its pearls.USA by a million.Send us your thoughts: alejandro.avila@outkick.com / Follow along on X: @alejandroaveela

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is pressuring the U.S. and Europe to provide more missiles to help Ukraine defend against Russian attacks.”Last night, Kyiv came under a massive Russian attack. Russia launched 68 missiles and 351 attack drones,” Zelenskyy noted in part of a Monday post on X.President Donald Trump is slated to attend the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Ankara, Turkey, this week.Zelenskyy is calling for the U.S. and European allies to emerge from the meeting “with strong decisions in support of” Ukraine’s “air defense.”TRUMP CALLS OUT NATO AHEAD OF SUMMIT, CALLING IT ‘RIDICULOUS’ FOR US TO PERSIST ON ‘ONE SIDED PATH'”Our warriors performed well today in intercepting drones and cruise missiles, but unfortunately not Russian ballistic missiles. And the reason lies in the insufficient supply of interceptor missiles. It is critically important that the world – first and foremost the United States and our European partners – come out of the NATO Summit in Ankara with strong decisions in support of our air defense, and thus the protection of ordinary people’s lives,” he noted in the post.WORLD LEADERS, DIGNITARIES PAY TRIBUTE TO AMERICA ON HISTORIC 250TH BIRTHDAY”As long as Patriot missiles remain in our allies’ stockpiles, Russia is only encouraged to keep ‘vanquishing’ residential buildings. The United States and Europe have enough strength to stop this terror,” he asserted.Zelenskyy’s comments come amid the ongoing, years-long war between Russia and Ukraine.RUSSIAN GENERALS’ ASSASSINATIONS EXPOSE GROWING RIFT INSIDE PUTIN’S SECURITY APPARATUSReuters reported that Zelenskyy, new South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, European Council President Antonio Costa ​and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are expected to have dinner with NATO leaders on Tuesday.

When Folarin Balogun received a red card in the U.S. men’s national team match against Bosnia and Herzegovina after VAR review, it was immediately controversial.The contact between Balogun and the Bosnian player was clearly incidental, with both going for the ball, leading to the awkward foot placement. Players, coaches, and analysts all agreed that the red card was harsh at best, and inaccurately given at worst.Mauricio Pochettino said it was unjust.Weston McKennie said something similar.”Obviously the referee made a decision that he made, but I think it’s questionable,” McKennie explained. “I think there’s been many other plays like that throughout the tournament on other players that a card wasn’t given at all. It’s disappointing.”YES, THE UNITED STATES WAS TREATED UNFAIRLY BY THE CONTROVERSIAL FOLARIN BALOGUN RED CARD DECISIONAnd a former top-level referee wrote that the entire process was against FIFA’s own rules.”VAR made their recommendation to the referee based on slow-motion and still replays, which is not aligned with VAR protocols, as these should be used for only point-of-contact purposes in a red card tackle situation,” said Andy Davies, a referee who worked in the Premier League and Championship and was a Select Group referee for over 12 seasons.On Sunday, FIFA apparently agreed.News broke that FIFA had overturned Balogun’s red card suspension, allowing him to play against Belgium in Seattle on Monday night, despite there being no process allowing the USMNT or US Soccer to appeal the card. So how did this happen?An arcane rule, known as Article 27, the “Suspension of Implementation of Disciplinary Measures,” allowed for FIFA to review the automatic red card suspension, and essentially delay it for a year.”By operation of Article 27 FDC, the implementation of the automatic suspension for USA player Folarin Balogun is suspended for a probationary period of one [1] year,” the soccer governing body said in a statement. Article 27 says that “1. The judicial body may decide to fully or partially suspend the implementation of a disciplinary measure. 2. By suspending the implementation of the sanction, the judicial body subjects the person sanctioned to a probationary period of one to four years.”TRUMP CALLED FIFA PRESIDENT TO REVIEW FOLARIN BALOGUN’S RED CARD AHEAD OF USA-BELGIUM MATCH, SOURCE SAYSShould Balogun receive another red card however, that “suspension shall be revoked by the judicial body and the sanction enforced without prejudice to any additional sanction imposed for the new infringement.”Presumably, FIFA, encouraged by President Donald Trump and the White House team, used Article 27 in part because of the apparently improper process used by the VAR referee to recommend a review by the on-field ref.Trump, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnik and White House task force leader Andrew Giuliani put together a team of lawyers outside the White House to challenge the use of slow-motion replay to give Balogun the red card, according to OutKick founder and Fox News contributor Clay Travis.And while European fans, and the Belgian soccer federation, are furious about the overturn, FIFA used this same protocol to allow Cristiano Ronaldo to play for Portugal.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMRonaldo received a red card against Ireland in a World Cup qualifier in 2025, leading to a three-game suspension. But FIFA used Article 27 to delay his punishment for up to a year. He sat out one pre-tournament match, then chose to defer the final two until after the World Cup.Regardless, the wrong of Balogun’s red card has been righted. And he’ll make the USMNT that much more dangerous on Monday night against Belgium.

England was jubilant after taking down Mexico in their Round of 16 World Cup match on Sunday night but a small slip-up amid a celebration after the 3-2 win may have cost them a player.English midfielder Jordan Henderson was taken to the hospital after he injured his wrist, coach Thomas Tuchel said. Henderson suffered the injury when he tumbled over an advertising board during the post-match celebration.ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW!”I have mixed feelings; I am sad because Jordan injured his wrist and it is quite serious. It just does not fit with the evening that Jordan is not with us,” Tuchel said. “I do not know the procedure; the doctor told me that he is in the hospital.”Henderson slipped as he put his hand on the board to hop over it. Henderson’s teammates immediately called over for medical trainers to tend to him. He was stretchered off the field.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMIt was Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane lifted England over Mexico. Bellingham scored two goals 98 seconds apart in the first half. Then, Kane converted a penalty to give England a two-goal lead.”It was a crazy game. We had to fight,” Kane said. “I can’t really talk, but the occasion, the team, everything against us, we found a way.”The defeat handed Mexico’s first World Cup loss at Estadio Azteca.”We’ve done something incredible tonight, no doubt about it, and we’ll enjoy it. And we’ll sing songs until we lose our voices on the plane and whatnot, but we’ll have a couple of days recovering, then it’s straight back to business in terms of facing Norway,” Bellingham said.England will play Norway in the quarterfinals on Saturday in Miami Gardens, Florida.The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Rates of chronic disease, obesity and stress continue to rise across America.Experts warn that some of the healthiest habits from the nation’s earlier centuries may have fallen by the wayside.From walking as a way of life to eating seasonal foods and spending more time outdoors, they say some of these forgotten routines are worth reviving.AMERICAN VACCINES THAT TRANSFORMED PUBLIC HEALTH OVER 250 YEARS: ‘OUTWEIGHS HARM'”America needs to get back to its roots healthwise,” Dr. Marc Siegel, Fox News senior medical analyst, told Fox News Digital.IMAGEDr. Kenneth J. Perry, a physician based in South Carolina, said walking has decreased as people have moved to the suburbs.”As Americans moved further out of the city center for more space and larger homes, they spent more time sitting in a car rather than walking to work,” he told Fox News Digital.AMERICA’S NATIONAL PARKS COULD ADD YEARS TO YOUR LIFE — HERE’S HOW THEY BOOST HEALTHA study published in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine showed that prolonged commuting times have been directly linked to increases in BMI (body mass index), waist circumference and overall decrease in metabolic health, the doctor noted.The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommends at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity per week (about 30 minutes a day, five days a week), which would include brisk walking.IMAGEOnly about one in four U.S. adults meet the recommended guidelines for both aerobic and muscle-strengthening activity, per the CDC.”We are a country of wide open spaces and beautiful vistas – we need to walk more and breathe our fresh air,” Siegel added.Exposure to morning light has been shown to support circadian health and better sleep, and sunlight is the body’s primary natural source of vitamin D.”Some individuals may have severe difficulty with sleep, and therefore are having difficulty regulating their personal day-night cycles,” Perry said. “It is well-known that early sunlight helps to regulate the circadian rhythm of animals and may be helpful in regulating sleep patterns.”THE ‘1776 DIET’: WHAT AMERICANS REALLY ATE DURING THE NATION’S FOUNDINGSunlight exposure can also have positive effects on health, the doctor said. “The hormonal balance that is regulated by the circadian rhythm can also lead to better weight management and blood pressure control.”Surveys show that nearly half of U.S. adults spend less than five hours per week in nature – but time outdoors is known to be a natural health-booster.A landmark study of nearly 20,000 adults found that people who got at least 120 minutes per week in nature were significantly more likely to be in good health than those who spent no time outside.Another review found that combining exercise with time outdoors was more beneficial than just exercise or nature exposure alone, with improvements seen in mental health and chronic disease risk.There are some health benefits to turning in earlier, research has shown.Observational studies have found that people with very late bedtimes often have higher risks of heart disease, metabolic disorders and mortality.THIS ONE QUESTION MAY REVEAL WHETHER YOUR BODY IS GETTING THE REST IT NEEDS, STUDY FINDS”As we know that the only steadfast way to lose weight is to be in a calorie deficit, if an individual is using the late night hours to overindulge, going to bed earlier may help maintain better overall health,” Perry added.TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZThe National Sleep Foundation recommends seven to nine hours of sleep for adults aged 18-64 and seven to eight hours for adults 65 and up.Americans now get more than half of their daily calories from ultraprocessed foods, according to NIH-supported research.”We know that excess calories, specifically calories from extra sugar in the diet, can lead to diabetes, obesity, hypertension and a multitude of downstream health problems,” Perry said. “Local, minimally processed foods are going to be much better for the overall health of society.”IMAGESiegel echoed the importance of embracing more whole foods.”We are a country of farmers – we need to eat our own fresh produce more and not the chemically laced products that can give us cancer and heart disease,” he told Fox News Digital.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTER”We need to eat more at home, and treasure our great home chefs, who make everything from turkey to apple sauce, to fried chicken, to big healthy salads, to good old apple pie.”Gardening and growing food has also been linked to improved mental well-being, increased physical activity, reduced social isolation and better overall health outcomes.A study published in BMJ Open found that older adults who performed more light and heavy housework had better physical performance — including faster chair-rise times (a measure of lower-body strength) and improved balance — than those who did less housework.IMAGEEncouraging older adults to perform more household activities could help ensure that they meet physical activity recommendations, particularly for those who don’t participate in regular exercise routines, experts say.”Performing more household tasks can help individuals maintain strength and mobility,” Perry said. “This is especially helpful for elderly individuals to maximize their physical strength and decrease the risk of being sedentary.”Records show that communal meals were once a routine part of American life rather than just happening on special occasions.CLICK HERE FOR MORE HEALTH STORIESThe health benefits of being social are “innumerable,” Perry said.”We know that social connections can minimize depression, reduce the incidence of dementia and actually lead to longer lives,” he told Fox News Digital. “Eating a meal with a group of people is a deeply powerful human event that can help improve lives.”IMAGESiegel agreed, advocating for going back to “sharing kindness and goodwill with each other at community meals that are non-political.””We need to take pride in repairing our own houses the way we always have.”Intermittent fasting has been shown to contribute to decreased obesity, better glucose management and overall improved health, Perry confirmed.”There are some anecdotal reasons for this, given the evolutionary pressures that our species has had to endure,” he said.”We are now in a world where food is plentiful, but for much of our history, we had to search for food, and it was often scarce. This type of eating pattern mimics the pattern of our ancestors, which is directly connected with our innate metabolism.”While not all historical habits were healthier, these evidence-backed practices from earlier generations may still offer lessons for modern Americans, experts agree.

The socialist takeover of the Democratic Party is no longer theoretical.In New York, three radical candidates backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a self-described socialist, recently won Democratic congressional primaries. The candidates — Brad Lander, Claire Valdez, and Darializa Avila Chevalier — defeated establishment-backed opponents and proved again that the far left’s influence is not confined to college campuses, activist organizations or online echo chambers.Some conservatives will dismiss these victories as a “New York problem.” They shouldn’t. New York is just the tip of the iceberg. Across the country, self-described socialists have been gaining increasingly more power at the local, state and federal levels.DSA’S THIRD MAJOR PRIMARY WIN DEEPENS DEMOCRATS’ FIGHT OVER THE PARTY’S FUTUREFor example, 29-year-old socialist Melat Kiros just defeated Rep. Diana DeGette in the Democratic primaries for Colorado’s 1st Congressional District. DeGette has been in Congress for nearly three decades.The disturbing truth is that socialism is becoming more mainstream. It is no longer viewed by many Americans as a failed ideology responsible for poverty, tyranny and misery. It has been effectively repackaged as the answer to housing costs, student debt, medical bills, corporate power, artificial intelligence, loneliness, inequality and nearly every other anxiety facing younger generations.That does not mean young voters are experts in Marxist theory. They aren’t. But they do believe that the American Dream is slipping away, and the loudest voices on the left have convinced many that free-market capitalism is to blame.BIDEN’S ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION SURGE CAUSED HIGHER RENT AND HOME PRICES, FED STUDY FINDSThey are wrong, of course, but conservatives should not ignore why young Americans are attracted to socialism.In 2025, The Heartland Institute and Rasmussen Reports conducted a series of national surveys of young American voters, and the results are both terrifying and deeply informative.In the September survey, 53% of likely voters aged 18 to 39 said they want a Democratic Socialist to win the 2028 presidential election. Even more alarming, 76% agreed that “major industries like health care, energy, and big tech should be nationalized to give more control and equity to the people.”MAMDANI RIPPED FOR CLAIMING VICTORY OVER CAPITALISM AFTER NYC’S MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR TAXPAYER FUNDED BAILOUTThose results were confirmed in another Heartland/Rasmussen survey, released in November. It showed 51% of young voters want a Democratic Socialist to win the presidency in 2028, including 27% of those who voted for President Donald Trump in 2024.The same poll found that 52% of young voters have a favorable view of Mamdani, although his policies were even more popular. Sixty-two percent said they support expanding his proposals for more government housing and rent freezes nationwide, and 58% support expanding his plan for government-owned grocery stores to every town in America.This is the part conservatives cannot afford to miss: Socialism’s appeal is driven less by abstract ideology than by a deep and growing belief that the U.S. economy can no longer deliver a decent life to younger people.Housing is the clearest example. In the October/November poll, 74% of young voters said the cost of housing in America has reached a crisis level. In the September survey, when young voters who wanted a Democratic Socialist president were asked why, 31% said housing costs are too high, the most common answer.That finding fits the broader pattern. In the September survey, 62% said the American economy is unfair to young people. Thirty-six percent said they are struggling financially or in crisis. And 55% support a law that would confiscate Americans’ “excess wealth”—including second homes, luxury cars and private boats — to help young people buy their first home.The deeper issue, though, is not whether young people are embracing socialist ideas. They are. The real question is, where are these ideas coming from?In many homes, workplaces, classrooms, churches and online communities, younger Americans are being told a simple and fallacious story: They cannot afford a home because capitalism failed. They cannot build wealth because capitalism failed. They cannot get ahead because capitalism failed. They cannot trust Congress, corporations, banks, employers, landlords, or even the Constitution because the entire American system is supposedly designed to benefit the rich and powerful at everyone else’s expense.That narrative is false, but it remains powerful because it contains just enough truth to sound plausible.Many young Americans certainly are struggling. Housing, health care, groceries and higher education are too expensive. Large corporations have benefited from cronyism, subsidies, bailouts, regulatory favoritism, and special privileges. And for many voters under 40, the promise that hard work will lead to the American Dream feels increasingly hollow.The answer to these problems is not socialism. The solution is to restore the conditions that make the American Dream possible.That means increasing the supply of housing by removing unnecessary zoning restrictions, streamlining permitting rules, and stopping state and local governments from using regulations to make homebuilding slow, expensive and politically impossible.It means cutting reckless government spending, reducing inflationary pressure, lowering energy costs, reforming higher education and ending policies that have increased tuition, housing and everyday expenses.It means attacking crony capitalism. Young Americans are right to be angry when powerful corporations use government to protect themselves from competition, secure special benefits, or impose political agendas.CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINIONThe political opportunity for both parties is astounding. In the October/November poll, 42% of young Democrats said they would vote for a Republican presidential candidate if he or she offered the best plan to reduce housing costs. Forty-five percent of young Republicans said they would vote for a Democrat for the same reason. That should be a wake-up call for both parties.Conservatives will never defeat socialism if they pretend everything is fine. It is not enough to repeat slogans about capitalism while millions of young Americans believe they will never own a home, build wealth or live better than their parents.The way to defeat socialism is to prove that freedom still works.Chris Talgo is a research fellow at The Heartland Institute and the managing editor of StoppingSocialism.com.CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM JUSTIN HASKINS

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