Trump teases US takeover of Cuba in Florida speech

5 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 1

At the Forum Club of the Palm Beaches, he said Cuba would be taken over “almost immediately” while acknowledging former Representative Dan Mica, who is originally from Cuba.
Trump then described a hypothetical show of force involving the USS Abraham Lincoln stopping offshore after “Iran”, saying Cuba would surrender without elaborating on whether he was joking or outlining policy.
The White House did not immediately clarify the remarks, leaving uncertainty over whether they were rhetorical banter or reflected any serious administration thinking on Cuba.

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