Trump said U.S. warships returning from Iran could stop about 50 yards off Cuba, hands raised, then send Rubio to finish the deal; Rubio urged a CIA partnership.
President Donald Trump on Friday told a rally for candidates in South Florida that U.S. warships returning from the Middle East could stop over in Cuba on their way back from the Iran war, his latest suggestion of taking an interventionist approach to the nearby country.
By Bo Erickson, Maria Alejandra Cardona and Steve Holland FORT MYERS, Florida, Oct 23 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump on Friday used a campaign rally in Florida, where Cuban Americans are a potent voting bloc, to vow to address his concerns about Cuba once the Iran war is settled.
By Bo Erickson, Maria Alejandra Cardona and Steve Holland FORT MYERS, Fla., Oct 23 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump on Friday used a campaign rally in Florida, where Cuban Americans are a potent voting bloc, to vow to address his concerns about Cuba once the Iran war is settled.
President Donald Trump told a Florida crowd Friday that a U.S. warship could force Cuba’s communist government to surrender after Iran, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio sent to “finish up the deal.”
Both Rubio and Trump have been bullish on action in Cuba, with Trump previously suggesting the country would "be next” in terms of intervention abroad.
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