WASHINGTON, Nov 13 (Bernama-dpa) — US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he wants to “get Cuba done” before leaving office, German Press Agency (dpa) reported.
“I want to get Cuba done before I leave,” Trump told radio host Hugh Hewitt, who had asked him if he was considering “freeing Cuba” in a military intervention.
“We’re watching it very closely. It’s doing very poorly. It’s essentially a failed place, nation, whatever you want to call it,” Trump said.
Trump’s term in office is due to end in January 2029.
The US government has recently imposed a series of sanctions on Cuba, dramatically worsening the country’s years-long economic and energy crisis and the humanitarian emergency in the Caribbean state of 9.4 million people.
Washington has indicated it expects an economic and political change of direction in Cuba and a distancing of the Cuban government from major powers such as China and Russia — in the name of US national security.
— BERNAMA-dpa