Trump on Cuba: May or may not be a "friendly takeover"

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Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla., 2nd  from left, talks earlier  President Donald Trump speaks astatine  the Republican Members Issues Conference, Monday, March 9, 2026, astatine  Trump National Doral Miami successful  Doral, Fla.

Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla., 2nd from left, talks earlier President Donald Trump speaks astatine the Republican Members Issues Conference, Monday, March 9, 2026, astatine Trump National Doral Miami successful Doral, Fla. | Photo Credit: AP

U.S. President Donald Trump ​said connected Monday (March 9, 2026) Cuba is ‌in "deep trouble" connected a humanitarian ground ​and that U.S. ⁠Secretary of State Marco Rubio was dealing with the contented which whitethorn ‌or whitethorn not beryllium a "friendly takeover."

"He's dealing (with it) ‌and it whitethorn beryllium ‌a ⁠friendly takover, it whitethorn not ⁠be a affable takeover. Wouldn't truly substance due to the fact that they're truly down to...as ​they say, ‌fumes. They person nary energy, they person nary money," Mr. Trump, speaking astatine a quality league successful ‌Doral, Florida told reporters.

The Cuban ​government has said it is not successful ⁠any high-level talks with the United States but has not outright ‌denied property reports that U.S. officials whitethorn beryllium successful informal talks with Raul Guillermo Rodriguez Castro, the grandson of erstwhile Cuban President Raul Castro.

Cuban exiles ‌who are mostly concentrated successful Miami ​have agelong dreamed of overthrowing the Cuban authorities oregon ⁠seeing it autumn and person successful ⁠the past plotted against the authorities that was established ‌by the precocious revolutionary person Fidel Castro.

Published - March 10, 2026 07:04 americium IST

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