President Donald Trump says the US will take over Cuba ‘almost immediately’ and joked that the navy could even stop off on its way back from the Middle East conflict
Donald Trump has made a renewed threat to take over Cuba “almost immediately”.
The US President joked that his navy could even take the country on its way back from the Middle East conflict.
“Cuba, which we will be taking over almost immediately,” he told a crowd in Florida.
“On the way back from Iran, we’ll have one of our big, maybe the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, the biggest in the world, we’ll have that come in, stop about 100 yards offshore. They’ll say ‘thank you very much. We give up…’ I like to finish a job.”
He told how “Cuba’s got problems” during a speech before the non-profit Forum Club of the Palm Beaches in Florida.
The Trump administration is in the midst of a months-long campaign to press the Cuban government to make dramatic reforms. All the while, Trump has repeatedly threatened that the US could take military action against the island to get what he wants.
Last week Senate Republicans rejected legislation from Democrats that would have required Trump to end the US energy blockade on Cuba unless he receives approval from Congress.
The vote on the war powers resolution showed how Republicans continue to stand behind Trump as he acts unilaterally to exert American force in a range of global conflicts, including Venezuela, Iran and Cuba — one of the US’s closest neighbours yet a longtime adversary.
The Caribbean island is suffering from water and power outages as the US imposes sanctions and interrupts oil shipments from Venezuela. The Trump administration is pressing Cuba’s leadership to end political repression, release political prisoners and liberalize its ailing economy.
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