President Trump raised the prospect of a friendly takeover of Cuba as his administration intensifies economic pressure on the communist regime through a sweeping oil blockade.
Speaking to reporters before departing the White House for an energy-focused address in Corpus Christi, Texas, President Trump openly mused about a dramatic shift in U.S.-Cuba relations. According to Gateway Pundit, the President remarked, Maybe well have a friendly takeover of Cuba, adding, We could very well end up having a friendly takeover of Cuba.
The President underscored the depth of Havanas economic crisis under socialism and the leverage now held by Washington. Theyre in big trouble, Trump continued. You know, we have people living here that want to go back to Cuba, and theyre very happy with whats going on.
In extended comments, Trump highlighted how decades of mismanagement and anti-American alignment have left the island vulnerable to U.S. policy shifts. No money, they have no anything right now, but theyre talking with us, and maybe well have a friendly takeover of Cuba. We could very well end up having a friendly takeover of Cuba. After many, many years, weve had a lot of years of dealing with Cuba, Ive been hearing about Cuba since Im a little boy.
The President suggested that any major change could benefit Cuban exiles who fled repression and built new lives in the United States. But theyre in big trouble, and we could very well something could, I think, very positive for the people that were expelled or worse from Cuba that live here. You know, we have people living here that want to go back to Cuba, and theyre very happy with whats going on.
Last month, Trump signed an executive order declaring a national emergency and creating a tariff regime targeting any country that supplies oil to Cuba. The order cites Cubas extraordinary actions that harm and threaten the United States and its alignment with American adversaries, underscoring a hardline approach long favored by conservatives.
After signing the measure, Trump labeled Cuba a failed nation that will not be able to survive, signaling that the administration sees the regime as structurally unsustainable. This escalation followed a series of warnings to Havana and reports that Cuba could be the next focus of regime-change pressure after the capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro last month.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has reinforced that message, indicating that Havanas rulers may soon face the same reckoning as Caracas. Rubio has warned that the Cuban regime is in a lot of trouble, a view shared by many Cuban-Americans who see the administrations strategy as a long-overdue stand against a brutal communist dictatorship.
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