Trump believes will have 'honor of taking Cuba'
"I do believe I'll be...having the honor of taking Cuba," US President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House.
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- Published Date: 12:56 | 17 March 2026
US President Donald Trump said Monday he thought he would have the "honor of taking Cuba", in his latest threat to the communist-run island after military operations in Venezuela and Iran.
"I do believe I'll be...having the honor of taking Cuba," Trump told reporters at the White House. "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."
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