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President Donald Trump said he would 'certainly consider' military force against Cuba and wants to 'get Cuba done' before leaving office, according to an interview with Hugh Hewitt.
By Hermes Vector
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US President Donald Trump said he would “certainly consider” using military force against Cuba and wants to “get Cuba done” before he leaves office, according to an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt on Salem News Channel.
In the interview, Trump said his administration was “watching it very closely” and described Cuba as “essentially a failed … place, nation, whatever you wanna call it.” He said, “I want to get Cuba done before I leave,” and added that Secretary of State Marco Rubio, whose parents are from Cuba, “would love to do it.” Trump also said he would “certainly consider” a short military operation.
The US has tightened economic sanctions on Cuba, including a fuel and oil blockade that has led to energy blackouts and shortages of food, water and gasoline. The Cuban Embassy in Washington, D.C., estimated the cost of the US blockade to Cuba between March 2025 and February 2026 at $8 billion. Cuba’s embassy said the steps “deepen an energy siege that already leaves hospitals without reliable power and families facing blackouts. The blockade is not targeted at a government. It is collective punishment that hits ordinary people every day.”
Trump has previously said Cuba “will fall fairly soon” and that he expected to have the “honor” of “taking Cuba.” In March, the head of US Southern Command told senators that US troops were not rehearsing for an invasion of Cuba. Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez wrote on X that “The future of #Cuba will never be decided in the north.” A Marist Poll found that 61% of Americans strongly oppose or oppose US military operations in Cuba, while 37% strongly support or support it, and 70% think the US should receive congressional approval before taking military action.
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