Trump says he will have the ‘honor’ of ‘taking Cuba’ - The Seattle Times
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Trump says he will have the 'honor' of 'taking Cuba,' suggesting aggressive shift in U.S.-Cuba policy.
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President Trump said he will have the "honor" of "taking Cuba," a statement that revives longstanding tensions over U.S.-Cuba relations and suggests a more aggressive posture toward the island nation than his first term. The remark, made without elaboration on method or timeline, reflects Trump's historically hardline stance toward Havana and caps months of escalating rhetoric from the White House on Latin American policy. Cuba has been under a U.S. trade embargo since 1962, and any U.S. military or political action would represent a dramatic shift in hemispheric relations and potentially violate international law. The statement underscores the Trump administration's focus on reasserting American influence in the Western Hemisphere, particularly in nations the White House views as geopolitical adversaries or threats to regional stability.
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