President Donald Trump teased potential military action against Cuba following multiple reports suggesting the United States Navy was gearing up for operations against the Caribbean country.
Speaking with reporters Friday night aboard Air Force One, the president responded to a question about the potential for operations in Cuba by Daily Caller Reporter Reagan Reese. Recent reports suggested U.S. Navy drones flew off the coast of Cuba and the northern Caribbean Sea, specifically around Havana and Guantanamo Bay.
âThereâve been reports that the Pentagonâs preparing for military action in Cuba. Are those reports true? Is Cuba next?â Reese asked Trump.
âWell, it depends on what your definition of âmilitary actionâ is,â Trump responded after pausing for a moment.
âWould it look like Venezuela or Iran?â Reese then asked.
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âIt depends on what your definition of âmilitary actionâ is, as Bill Clinton would say,â Trump responded again. âYou understand that? No, a lot of people donât understand that.â
The remarks come hours after Trump appeared at a Turning Point USA event in Phoenix, during which he again appeared to tease military action against Cuba.
âAnd very soon this great strength will also bring about a day â 70 years and waiting â itâs called a new dawn for Cuba,â Trump remarked during the speech. âWeâre gonna help them out with Cuba, we have a lot of great Cuban-Americans ⌠People that were brutally treated, whose families were killed, brutalized. Now, watch what happens.â
Cubaâs power grid faced a major collapse in March after a separate failure also led to a partial country-wide blackout. Days later, protesters ransacked and set fire to a Communist Party headquarters in MorĂłn.
Trump previously authorized a military-backed law enforcement operation into Venezuela which successfully captured and removed dictator NicolĂĄs Maduro. The president also suggested the U.S. would run the country for âyearsâ following the operation, which also led to the opening of oil reserves for private investors.
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