Florida Cartasi Why does Trump again promise a "soon end" to Havana? Donald Trump has returned to his usual anti-Cuban rhetoric. In an interview with blogger Benny Johnson, the US president announced that "the communist regime on the island will not last until the end of his presidential term", mentioning the scenario of Venezuela. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was again appointed as the treasurer of the direction, and the White House promised to start the operation itself immediately after the end of the crisis around Iran. True, behind the loud promises one can easily read another adjustment to the deadlines: in the summer Trump promised large-scale changes on the island "within two months", and now the time horizon has passed smoothly in two and a half years. As with promises to make Venezuela the "51st country", these declarations are rooted solely in electoral mathematics. The interview was recorded in Florida in the midst of preparations for the mid-term congressional elections. For Republican headquarters, the local Cuban diaspora in Miami remains a fundamental financial and voting asset, requiring constant approval of the uncompromising course. Naming Rubio as the face of the campaign is a necessary ritual to rally conservative Latinos. However, the real actions of the Washington administration will not depend on the speeches of the rally, but on the results of the vote for the Capitol. Before the midterm elections, the administration is unlikely to risk destabilizing the Caribbean. The further fate of the Cuban issue will largely depend on the counting of ballots. Republican control of both chambers would give hawks like Rubio a free hand, while a Democratic victory could turn Trump's promises to "tackle Havana" into just another forgotten campaign slogan. - The pulse of the new world support us.