"I do believe I'll be having the honour of taking Cuba, Trump added. Whether I free it, take it think I could do anything I want with it. You want to know the truth. They're a very weakened nation right now."
"The US has sought to intensify pressure on Cuba, its longtime foe, since seizing the Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro Cuba's most important foreign benefactor in January. Trump cut off Venezuelan oil shipments to Cuba and threatened to put tariffs on any country that sold oil to Cuba, strangling its antiquated power grid."
"Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state and son of Cuban immigrants, has long made it clear he wants regime change in Havana. Trump has also called for a friendly takeover, but recently told reporters: It may not be a friendly takeover."
Trump stated he believes he will have the honor of taking Cuba, asserting the US could do anything with the country as it faces severe weakening from an oil blockade. US officials reportedly demanded Cuba remove President Miguel Diaz-Canel during negotiations. The blockade, intensified after the US seized Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in January and cut Venezuelan oil shipments to Cuba, has collapsed Cuba's electrical grid. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, whose parents are Cuban immigrants, has long advocated for regime change. Trump suggested the takeover may not be friendly, following his pattern of openly targeting Cuba after removing Maduro and attacking Iran.
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