Trump suggests a ‘friendly takeover’ of Cuba amid US fuel blockade
Al Jazeera
The Republican president, who has sought to expand US influence across Latin America, said of Cuba: ‘They want our help.’
President Donald Trump has suggested the United States could take over Cuba, but on amicable terms.
The statement on Friday came as Trump was preparing to board his presidential helicopter, Marine One, on the White House lawn en route to Texas.
Approaching the media scrum, Trump took questions about the tense relations the US has with countries like Iran and Cuba, two countries where he has suggested he would like to see new governments.
In Cuba’s case, Trump suggested a transition that would be “very positive for the people who were expelled or worse”.
“The Cuban government is talking with us, and they’re in a big deal of trouble, as you know. They have no money. They have no anything right now, but they’re talking with us,” Trump told reporters.
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