The President of the United States, Donald Trump, assured this Thursday that he wants to resolve the situation in Cuba before completing his term in the White House and that he would be willing to consider a brief military operation against the island if necessary, while also emphasizing the role of the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, in his plans regarding the Cuban regime.
The statements were made during a telephone interview with broadcaster Hugh Hewitt, from Salem News Channel, in which he expressed his intention to address the Cuban issue before leaving the presidency and praised Rubio, whom he described as a very good and talented person to handle that matter.
"I want to resolve the issue of Cuba before leaving you. And we have someone very good and talented, from Cuba, named Marco," Trump stated regarding the head of U.S. diplomacy.
When Hewitt mentioned the family background of the Secretary of State, Trump responded: "Marco Rubio, his parents are from Cuba, as you probably know, and he would love to do it. So we are closely monitoring the situation."
The leader described the deterioration of the situation in Cuba and reiterated that the country is a failed state.
«Things are going very poorly for him. It is, basically, a place, a failed nation, however you want to put it. It has failed, and we are witnessing it,” he stated.
Trump insisted on his desire to take action regarding the situation on the island and linked it to the Cubans who emigrated to the United States after suffering the consequences of the regime.
"I would like to be able to do it. I won the Cuban vote in Florida with 94%, and I believe I am now more popular than I was then. And, frankly, I would love to be able to do it for those people, for the Cubans who came, who were treated very poorly and came to the United States," he declared.
The most significant moment of the conversation came when Hewitt directly asked him if he would be willing to use military force to take action against Cuba, even through a week-long campaign.
“I would... Without a doubt, I would consider it, yes”, the president replied, without announcing a specific operation or detailing the circumstances under which he would authorize the use of force.
Since his arrival at the White House for a second term, Trump has expressed on several occasions his intention to promote changes in Cuba before the end of his presidency.
In January, he shared on Truth Social a prediction from conservative analyst Marc Thiessen, who asserted that the president would visit a free Havana before leaving the White House.
On September 22, during his address to the United Nations General Assembly, Trump predicted the fall of the Cuban regime and asserted that his administration aimed for a fundamental change in the situation of the island.
In that appearance, he also attributed to Rubio a direct role in the diplomatic contacts with Havana.
“Marco Rubio is conducting negotiations and is deeply involved in the discussions with Cuba. We will see what happens,” he stated at the time.
Furthermore, these new statements from Trump come just days after the Secretary of State reiterated in Paris Washington's commitment to fostering a different future for Cuba, although he warned that any transformation would require changes from the island's authorities.
"Ultimately, our goal is for Cuba to have a better future. We will do everything we can to help guide it towards that future, but in the end, it will be necessary for them to wake up and understand that there is no future on the path they are currently following," Rubio stated on Monday during his participation in the G7 Foreign Ministers' meeting.
Filed under: