
Trump Declares Cuba 'In Its Last Moments Of Life' At Shield Of The Americas Summit
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The president joked that Secretary of State Marco Rubio would take "one hour off" in between Iran and his next assignment.
President Donald Trump declared that Cuba is “in its last moments of life” Saturday while speaking to a gathering of Latin American leaders at his Doral, Florida, golf club.
He transitioned to talking about the Caribbean island after discussing Venezuela, which the U.S. hit with military strikes, taking President Nicolas Maduro captive, in January.
“As we achieve a historic transformation in Venezuela, we’re also looking forward to the great change that will soon be coming to Cuba,” Trump said at the event, which the White House called the Shield of the Americas summit.
He characterized the Communist-run country as “very much at the end of the line,” stating that it has “no money,” “no oil,” “a bad philosophy” and a “bad regime.”
The president floated a “friendly takeover” of Cuba last month, and said Thursday at the White House that Cuba will be Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s “next” job.













