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Trump on ‘taking’ Cuba: ‘I can do anything I want with it’
Trump called Cuba a failed state and threatened takeover after Iran conflict, amid ongoing bilateral talks and a severe energy crisis affecting 10 million Cubans, officials said.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office he expected the "honor" of "taking Cuba in some form," claiming "I can do anything I want" with the island nation as Vice President JD Vance stood nearby.
- Cuba and the United States opened talks last week to address bilateral differences, but the New York Times reported U.S. negotiators want Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel removed—a demand Havana views as a deal-breaker for any agreement.
- The White House blockaded Venezuela's oil shipments to Cuba after capturing former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, leaving the island without fuel for three months and triggering severe energy rationing and extended power outages.
- On Saturday, protesters attacked a Communist Party office in a rare riot, and on Monday Cuba's electric grid collapsed, leaving 10 million people without power as Trump's comments come amid the Iran war stretching into its third week.
- Historically, the United States honored a pledge not to invade Cuba since the 1962 missile crisis, yet the White House has not detailed a legal basis for intervention, marking a departure from decades of restraint under President Trump's aggressive second-term posture.
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Trump says it would be “a great honor” to “take Cuba” as Washington presses Havana in talks
U.S. President Donald Trump sharply escalated his rhetoric toward Cuba on Monday, saying it would be “a great honor” for him to “take Cuba in some form” and that he can “do anything” he wants with the island. The comments came as Cuba was enduring a nationwide blackout and while bilateral contacts acknowledged by both governments since last week continued in the background.
·Caracas, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
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"Whether I liberate Cuba, conquer it - I could do whatever I want with it."
·Belgrade, Serbia
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Total News Sources51
Leaning Left6Leaning Right8Center9Last UpdatedBias Distribution39% Center
Bias Distribution
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C 39%
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