President Donald Trump declared this Friday afternoon during an event in Florida that the United States will “take control” of Cuba “almost immediately”. The presidential announcement was made while Trump recognized the work of former Republican representative Dan Mica.
“He originally comes from a place called Cuba, of which we will take control almost immediately,” said the president. “Cuba has problems. We'll finish one first. I like to finish a job”, referring to the war in Iran and the negotiations that his government is currently holding with the Iranian terrorist regime
.
Trump later spoke about a hypothetical display of U.S. force near the Caribbean island. “Back from Iran, we will bring one of our great ones - perhaps the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln - the largest in the world; we will make it come in, stop about 100 yards from the coast, and they will say: 'Thank you very much, we surrender, '” said the Republican magnate
. Trump and Marco Rubio, Secretary of State of his government.
Trump signs new sanctions against Cuba
Although the president did not give more details about possible military action on Cuban territory, today he signed an executive order that tightens U.S. sanctions against the communist dictatorship that governs the island and against foreign companies that do
business with it.
The decree is aimed at officials of the Cuban dictatorship, officials accused of corruption and people who operate in the country's energy, defense and financial services sectors, although it does not name any specific individual who works for the communist regime.
The new measures also make it clear that foreign financial institutions will be blocked from accessing U.S. markets if they continue to work with Cuban government entities, the future of the island indicates, and the freedom of the Cuban people remains a priority for Trump, even as his government navigates other ways. international conflicts such as in Iran.
Trump spoke about the future of Cuba and anticipates the end of the dictatorship: “We will take control almost immediately”
