The U.S. could have what President Donald Trump on Friday called a “friendly takeover” of Cuba as the U.S. continues blockading the island’s main fuel supplier.
President Donald Trump on Friday said he’s considering what he called a “friendly takeover” of Cuba as the U.S. continues blockading the island’s main fuel supplier.
Trump told reporters outside that Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been dealing with the issue at a “very high level.”
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“The Cuban government is talking with us, and they’re in a big deal of trouble,” Trump said as he left the White House for a trip to Texas. “They have no money. They have no anything right now, but they’re talking with us, and maybe we’ll have a friendly takeover of Cuba.”
Cuba is in the midst of a fuel shortage and humanitarian crisis, the latest in many years of economic hardship. Trump effectively cut off oil shipments to the island by blockading Venezuela and threatening tariffs on any country that stepped in to fill the void.
Cuba’s ambassador to Canada told a House of Commons committee earlier this week the U.S. is “suffocating” the people living there.
Trump has mentioned the possibility of the U.S. taking over other countries, including Canada and Greenland.
More to come.
— With files Reuters
I’m such a useless slob with TDS. I have no friends or job, and my family disowned me years ago. I just sit here and occasionally get my azz filled with come by homeless men in Kelowna. I
Didn’t Stompin Tom Conners sing obout a man sailing on to glory in his golden dory? Kind of a coincidence!
I bet Cuban people would love that, they have enough of communist dictatorship and Canadians vacationing over there like kings.
Why is he not dead
That took longer than I expected
So, you idi*ts who think Trump is a joke and wont attack? How about Iran this morning? The f*cker needs bullet in his fat fu*ckin dome just as much as our troll does here.
I have a Cuban brother in law now living in the USA. His relatives in Cuba say while Fidel was bad at least they had food. But now with Miguel Díaz-Canel in charge the corruption runs deep. Only the elite government officials who live a luxurious lifestyle have food while the rest of the citizens suffer.
Starving people to death to build another Trump-branded hotel doesn’t strike me as “friendly.”
Is he going to invite his Mafia friends back in along with American big business?
Speaking of recording trolls, I’m going to start recording my azz-getting-filled-with-come sessions and sending them to Global. It’s more entertaining than this sh it. Trump, just bomb that island to the Stone Age. Then the Iranian terrorists.
better not
There is nothing friendly with trump, only anger and hatred.
What do you expect when you Trump stop anything allow to enter Cuba, sooner or later they will have run out and have no other choice
That needs to be GONE!!!!! The world would be so much better with that tool dead, hopefully heart , cancer or something more deserving takes it away!
I do not think this article should be printed. It is not an article of news rather it is bias to make the public fearful. I would like to see real news about world events rather than biased nonsense.
This is a ridiculous article aimed to make people afraid. The truth is Trump only makes a joke and the Elbows Up crowd start flapping their wings
More deflection from his Epstein mess.
Cuba is one of the few places Canadians can go on vacation and feel rich.
Mr. Troll, I am now recording every comment you make at me. These are all being forwarded to authorities and police. Your reign will stop. You WILL end up in jail.
I wish Trump would take over for my mouth and back slot because I just keep getting slammed day and night by large brown guys. Ok Nevermind I like
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All you anti Canadian traitors, MOVE, if you hate Canada so much! Sick to death of the anti Canada garbage here!
Hopefully Canada is next
Why does anyone listen to anything coming out of this guys mouth?
The Cuban people never had a problem with the US before, but they will now. Friendly take over my ass
Good! F *uck those commie losers. That place has been a total sh it hole long before the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Nothing friendly about blockades on fuel that creates a humanitarian crisis in Cuba. Always a bully!!Never a diplomat
Will someone please put an end to this turd and his regime, this is getting sickening, how long, how much more damage before someone, anyone, steps up. He needs to be stopped.
Wow, to think Trump can have such an affect on a country after only one year in office. The benevolent government of Cuba needs more money to help fund it’s robust social programs and aid it’s citizens! We need to do something now!
Oh good Canada is sending aid….
Feed him more cheeseburgs…even I would be better.
Trump, keep out of Cuba’s business. Cuba has great cigars and is a wonderful place to vacation in the Canadian winter!
Takeover canada first…ok thanks!!!
By the way, they sure repaired that ear real nice! Not a scar or mark on it.
Why ‘take over’ at all?? Not yours to take over! Its a sovereign frigging country! Will someone stop that genocidal, war mongering fool?
Any guesses why Cuba is Canada’s favourite sunny destination.
HINT: look at the country who forbids its hillbilly citizens from travelling to Cuba.
I have been to Cuba a dozen times and I love the break from American tourists and American media.