{"id":15330,"date":"2026-03-17T15:00:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T07:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=15330"},"modified":"2026-03-17T15:00:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T07:00:33","slug":"trump-on-taking-cuba-i-can-do-anything-i-want-with-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=15330","title":{"rendered":"Trump on \u2018taking\u2019 Cuba: \u2018I can do anything I want with it\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"314\" height=\"178\" src=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ScreenShot_2026-03-17_145450_161.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ScreenShot_2026-03-17_145450_161.png 314w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ScreenShot_2026-03-17_145450_161-300x170.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 314px) 100vw, 314px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>President Trump on Monday said he believes he will have the \u201chonor\u201d of taking over Cuba, coming as the administration is choking the communist regime in Havana with a fuel blockade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump, speaking to reporters from the Oval Office, would not rule out a military move, adding, \u201cI think I can do anything I want with it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhether I free it, take it, I think I can do anything I want with it,\u201d he said. \u201cYou want to know the truth, they\u2019re a very weakened nation now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The island nation plunged into darkness on Monday, with a major blackout affecting 11 million people. Trump imposed an oil quarantine against the island at the end of January, cutting off its main supply of oil from Venezuela.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Experts warned that the country only had enough fuel reserves to last until mid-March and that the quarantine exacerbated an already dire humanitarian crisis caused by decades of mismanagement and corruption by the communist regime in Havana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump is trying to pressure Cuba\u2019s President Manuel Diaz-Canal into an agreement with the U.S., but has provided little detail on the potential terms of such an agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a failed nation,\u201d Trump said Monday. \u201cThey have no money, no oil, no nothing, they have nice land, nice landscape, it\u2019s a beautiful island.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lawmakers hawkish on Cuba want to see a transition to Democracy and are cheering on the regime\u2019s downfall. Protests on the island against the government are intensifying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the administration is signaling that economic agreements could unlock relief for the island. Deals on ports, energy and tourism could unlock sanctions relief, USA Today reported earlier this month. The report also said the administration is looking to relax restrictions on Americans traveling to Cuba, and an off-ramp for the communist leadership to remain on the island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oscar P\u00e9rez-Oliva Fraga, Cuba\u2019s deputy prime minister, told NBC News on Monday that Cuba is \u201copen to having a fluid commercial relationship with U.S. companies\u201d and \u201calso with Cubans residing in the United States and their descendants.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Trump on Monday said he believes he will have the \u201chonor\u201d of taking over Cuba, coming as the administration is choking the communist regime in Havana with a fuel blockade. 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