"Cuba’s got problems. We’ll finish one first. I like to finish a job," the president told the Forum Club of the Palm Beaches.

President Donald Trump said Friday during remarks in Florida that the United States would take over Cuba “almost immediately,” suggesting an aircraft carrier could be positioned offshore after the conflict in Iran.

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While the president’s comments appeared partly joking, they followed concrete policy action in the form of broadened sanctions.

  • red_green_black@slrpnk.netEnglish
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    22 hours ago

    While the Cuban people don’t love the sanctions the reason for anti-goverment sentiment is the state apparatus not looking like doing anything to resolve the crisis but put more in the so called revolutionary defense committee and security institutions

    • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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      36 minutes ago

      but put more in the so called revolutionary defense committee and security institutions

      I mean, maybe rightfully so since they’ve been threatened constantly for the past year.