Politics
President Trump Predicts Imminent ‘Fall’ of Cuba, Taps Marco Rubio to Handle ‘Friendly Takeover’
President Donald Trump has his sights set on Cuba, claiming during a Friday, March 6, interview that the island nation is “gonna fall pretty soon.”
“They want to make a deal so badly,” the commander-in-chief told CNN’s Dana Bash. “So I’m going to put Marco [Rubio] over there, and we’ll see what works out.”
This January, the 79-year-old president approved an executive order slapping tariffs on imports from nations that supply or sell oil to Cuba, a communist state.
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez slammed the move — which risked worsening the country’s energy crisis — saying it threatened to subject citizens “to extreme living conditions,” as reported by People.
“Cuba’s ready — after 50 years,” Trump said to CNN. “I’ve been watching it for 50 years, and it’s fallen right into my lap.”
His comments come after previously telling White House reporters “a friendly takeover of Cuba” could be in the works with Rubio, 54, leading the charge.
Trump had alleged the Secretary of State was already in negotiations with the Caribbean country’s government.
“They have no money,” he insisted, per People. “They have no anything right now.”
