Trump Says He’ll Take Cuba ‘Almost Immediately’
Former President Donald Trump stated he would take over Cuba 'almost immediately,' making the remarks during a speech in West Palm Beach, Florida. He criticized the Cuban government as a failed communist regime and suggested U.S. military presence, including an aircraft carrier, could play a role. Trump's comments follow a new executive order expanding sanctions on Cuba over its alleged ties to adversarial nations and terrorist groups.
- ▪Donald Trump made the remarks at an event for the Forum Club of the Palm Beaches in Florida.
- ▪He referenced a new executive order that builds on a January national emergency declaration regarding Cuba's ties to countries like Russia, China, and Iran.
- ▪The executive order allows expanded sanctions under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
- ▪Trump mentioned the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier possibly stopping near Cuba's shore as a show of force.
- ▪He praised Cuban-Americans and claimed the Cuban regime has brutally mistreated its people.
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Trump Says He’ll Take Cuba ‘Almost Immediately’ Catherine Salgado | 11:17 AM on May 02, 2026 AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin Expect Democrats to start losing their minds over Cuba any minute now, because President Donald Trump just declared again that he will be taking over the Communist-run island and liberating it “almost immediately.” Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_3"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_3"]]) }); Trump attended an event Friday for the Forum Club of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach, Florida. There is an especial satisfaction in his making such a statement about Communist Cuba on May 1, given the number of socialist May Day protests and riots across the country on that day.
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