Trump says Cuba ‘will fall’ at UN meeting, prompting Cuban delegation to walk out
Trump said his administration seeks a fundamental change in Cuba and warned the communist government will fall, prompting diplomats to leave the hall.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump labeled Cuba an "absolutely failed state" during his United Nations General Assembly address, prompting the Cuban delegation to walk out of the General Assembly Hall.
- The United States has maintained a 66-year embargo against Cuba, while the Trump administration has aggressively increased pressure through sanctions that have "shuttered hospitals and made food scarce."
- Reports indicate Trump actively considered launching a military operation against Cuba and abducting its leaders, similar to the January authorization involving Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
- Seeking a "fundamental change" in Cuba, the administration noted that Marco Rubio is "deep into negotiations" with the island nation to manage the diplomatic relationship.
- Hardline Cuban-Americans in Florida have long advocated for regime change since the 1959 overthrow of U.S.-backed dictator Fulgencio Batista, providing a political base for Trump's policies.
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Havana described as "slander" and "lies" the position of Donald Trump, who said, among other things, from the UN that the communist government of Cuba would "fall", without explaining how. "The communist regime is under pressure, the strongest it has ever known (...) It will fall", said Donald Trump, adding that Washington is conducting negotiations with Havana and assuring that "freedom will come" to Cuba. The reaction of the Cuban Foreign Mini…
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