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Trump Says Cuba Could Face Friendly or Unfriendly US Takeover

The president says the island nation is ‘at the end of the line,’ with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio leading negotiation efforts.
Trump Says Cuba Could Face Friendly or Unfriendly US Takeover
U.S. President Donald Trump disembarks from Air Force One upon arrival at Miami International Airport on March 7, 2026. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
Kimberly Hayek
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President Donald Trump said on Monday that Cuba faces severe humanitarian challenges and suggested the possibility of a U.S. takeover, which he described as potentially friendly or not.

Speaking at a news conference at Trump National Doral Miami, the president noted that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is handling the matter. “He’s dealing [with it], and it may be a friendly takeover, it may not be a friendly takeover,” Trump said.

Kimberly Hayek
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Kimberly Hayek is a reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers California news and has worked as an editor and on scene at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 migrant caravan crisis.