Trump is pressuring Díaz-Canel to step down from power in Cuba and hints that he ‘will have the honor of taking’ the island
U.S. President Donald Trump affirmed that
the United States could "take Cuba," and noted that, should it happen, he would consider it an "honor" to lead such action, referring to the current situation on the island and Washington's possible measures vis-à-vis the Cuban regime.
During an exchange with journalists, the president maintained that the
Caribbean nation is going through a moment of weakness and raised different scenarios about what, he said, could happen with respect to Cuba.
"I believe I will have the honor of taking Cuba (...) if I release it, I take it. I think I can do whatever I want with it," he said.
The statement came when he was asked whether Cuba could become
a new arena for international action, in a comparison with other cases such as
Iran or
Venezuela. Trump responded that he could not put it exactly in those terms, though he noted that the country is "speaking" to them and described it as a "failed nation."
The statement came when he was asked if the island could become a new arena for international action, in a comparison with other cases such as Iran or Venezuela.
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