Trump Signals Potential Military Action Coming Against Cuba

The Trump administration opened up negotiations with elements of Cuba’s leadership ​in recent weeks.

U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One at Pope Army Airfield at Fort Bragg, N.C. on February 13, 2026, on his way to Palm Beach, Fla. to spend the weekend. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

President Donald Trump again suggested that U.S. military action could be coming against Cuba as his administration has placed economic pressure on the communist-ruled island nation.

“I built this great military. I said, ‘You’ll never have to use it.' ​But sometimes you have to use it. And Cuba is ​next by the way,” Trump told Future Investment Initiative summit in Miami on March 27. He then added, “But pretend I didn’t ‌say ⁠that. Pretend I didn’t.”