Trump says Cuba ‘will fall’ at UN meeting, prompting Cuban delegation to walk out
Trump said Cuba would fall and vowed a fundamental change, prompting the Cuban delegation to leave the General Assembly hall during his remarks.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump labeled Cuba an "absolutely failed state" during his United Nations General Assembly address, prompting the Cuban delegation to walk out of the General Assembly Hall.
- The United States has maintained a 66-year embargo against Cuba, while the Trump administration has aggressively increased pressure through sanctions that have "shuttered hospitals and made food scarce."
- Reports indicate Trump actively considered launching a military operation against Cuba and abducting its leaders, similar to the January authorization involving Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
- Seeking a "fundamental change" in Cuba, the administration noted that Marco Rubio is "deep into negotiations" with the island nation to manage the diplomatic relationship.
- Hardline Cuban-Americans in Florida have long advocated for regime change since the 1959 overthrow of U.S.-backed dictator Fulgencio Batista, providing a political base for Trump's policies.
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US President Donald Trump described Cuba as a "total failed state" at the UN General Assembly and threatened to topple its communist government. The Cuban delegation walked out of the hall during Trump's speech. Havana subsequently vowed to defend its sovereignty.
The US president assures that Cuba "will fall" and defends the tightening of pressure on the Havana government
Havana described as "slander" and "lies" the position of Donald Trump, who said, among other things, from the UN that the communist government of Cuba would "fall", without explaining how. "The communist regime is under pressure, the strongest it has ever known (...) It will fall", said Donald Trump, adding that Washington is conducting negotiations with Havana and assuring that "freedom will come" to Cuba. The reaction of the Cuban Foreign Mini…
Trump calls Cuba failed state at packed UN Assembly, delegation walks out
A Cuban delegation walked out of the UN General Assembly as US President Donald Trump denounced the island nation and hinted at a regime change. Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel later said Havana would defend its sovereignty amid renewed pressure from Washington.
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