Trump Hints at Intervention in Cuba as Pressure Rises

The United States moved an aircraft carrier into the Caribbean this week after announcing an indictment against the former communist leader Raúl Castro.
Trump Hints at Intervention in Cuba as Pressure Rises
President Donald Trump listens while First Lady Melania Trump speaks during the annual Congressional Picnic on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on May 19, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
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President Donald Trump indicated on May 21 that he planned to intervene in Cuba following the indictment of former communist revolutionary leader Raúl Castro as the United States continues to put economic pressure on the Cuban regime.

Trump said the Caribbean nation was a “failed country” when taking questions during a press conference at the Oval Office.

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