The statement came on the same day that the president ordered new sanctions against Cuba
President Donald Trump made a provocation about Cuba during an event at the Forum Club of the Palm Beaches, in Florida, this Friday (1st). By honoring former federal deputy Dan Mica, who previously served in the Caribbean country, Trump joked that the US would take control of the island “almost immediately”.
When referring to the congressman, Trump declared: “And he originally comes from a place called Cuba, which we are going to take over almost immediately.” Then, the president added, still in a joking tone: “Cuba has problems. Let’s finish one first. I like to finish what I start.”
The president continued his reasoning with a hypothetical scene of a demonstration of American strength. He imagined the return of an eventual operation in Iran and said that, on the way back, an aircraft carrier would be sent to the coasts of Cuba.
“When we return from Iran, we will have one of our big ones — perhaps the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier — the largest in the world,” he said. “We’re going to get him there, stop close to the coast, and they’re going to say, ‘Thank you very much, we surrender.’”
Sanctions against Cuba
The statement came on the same day, targeting a wide range of people in the communist-ruled country and threatening foreign banks that work with them.
The measures are the latest move by the Trump administration to put strong pressure on Cubawhich is in the midst of a major economic crisis after the United States cut off the flow of oil from Venezuela.
In an executive order, Trump said he would impose sanctions on people involved in broad sectors of the Cuban economywhich is run by the government.
The United States will apply sanctions on any foreign financial institutions that deal with people targeted by the new ordersaid the text.
*text produced with the help of AI and information from AFP
