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Trump says he wants to 'get Cuba done' before leaving office

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President Trump on Thursday said he wants to “get Cuba done” before he leaves office, and that the administration is “watching it very closely.” “I want to get Cuba done before I leave,” he told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt. “We are watching it very closely, it’s doing very poorly,” he said.

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  1. The New Republic

    Donald Trump Says He Wants to “Get Cuba Done” Before 2028 (opens The New Republic)

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    Donald Trump would like to “get Cuba done” before his second term is out. The president positively responded to a question about potential U.S. military intervention in Cuba during an interview with Salem News Channel on Thursday.

  2. The Hill

    Trump says he wants to 'get Cuba done' before leaving office (opens The Hill)

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    President Trump on Thursday said he wants to “get Cuba done” before he leaves office, and that the administration is “watching it very closely.” “I want to get Cuba done before I leave,” he told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt. “We are watching it very closely, it’s doing very poorly,” he said.

  3. NOTUS

    Trump Wants to ‘Get Cuba Done’ Before Leaving the White House (opens NOTUS)

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    The president, in an interview with Hugh Hewitt, also said he wouldn’t hesitate to resume strikes on Iran.

  4. Revolver News

  5. Conservative Daily News

    Trump Wants to ‘Get Cuba Done’ Before He Leaves Office and Would ‘Certainly Consider’ Military Force (opens Conservative Daily News)

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    by Rich Mitchell at CDN - President Trump told Hugh Hewitt he wants to “get Cuba done” before his term ends and would “certainly consider” a weeklong military campaign, with Marco Rubio leading the charge.

  6. Al Jazeera

    Trump moots toppling Cuba authorities before leaving office (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Calling Cuba a failed nation, the US president hints at attack on the country before his term ends.

  7. NBC News

    Trump says he wants to ‘get Cuba done’ when asked about use of military force (opens NBC News)

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    President Donald Trump signaled in a new interview that he could take military action against Cuba before he leaves office to topple the island’s communist regime.

  8. Latin Times

    Trump Says He'd Consider Military Action on Cuba — Wants The Island resolved before 2029 (opens Latin Times)

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    In a broadcast interview, Donald Trump said he would consider military action against Cuba before January 2029, while naming Marco Rubio as the administration's point person.

  9. The Trumpet

  10. Newsweek

    Can Cuba Survive Two More Years of Trump? (opens Newsweek)

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    "A military action against Cuba, of any sort, would be an international crime," Cuba's U.N. ambassador told Newsweek.

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