Trump says he thinks he will have the 'honor' of 'taking Cuba'
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The president recently launched a war in Iran after topping Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro by force.
President Donald Trump on Monday said he thinks he will have the "honor" of "taking Cuba," speaking during an executive order signing at the White House.
"Whether I free it, take it, I think I can do anything I want with it," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office with Vice President JD Vance standing behind him. "They're a very weakened nation right now."
The president's comments on taking Cuba come as he carries out a war in Iran that is stretching into its third week. Trump has encouraged the people of Iran to depose their government in that conflict, one of a litany of reasons he has given for starting the war.
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The Strait of Hormuz, the world's most critical chokepoint for oil shipments, has been effectively closed since the U.S. and Israel began the war on Iran.
His comments to CNBC come as the U.S. and Israeli-led war appears poised to enter its third week.
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