Donald Trump ranted to reporters that he had the right to do “anything” he wanted with Cuba on Monday, claiming that the island nation is a failed state and promising that the country was next on his list of adversaries to confront after Iran.
His comments came as senior figures in his administration have repeatedly stressed that the war with Iran will end in the coming days, while refusing to outline the president’s specific goals and skirting around the issue of using America’s military like the world’s police force.
The president was participating in an executive order signing ceremony on Monday when he was asked about Cuba by a reporter. Trump responded that he could “take” the entire island, and added that he would likely have the “honor” of doing so in some form.
“I do believe I’ll be the honor of– have the honor of taking Cuba. That would be good. That’s a big honor,” said the president.
“Taking Cuba?” asked Fox’s White House reporter, Peter Doocy.
“Taking Cuba. In some form, yeah,” the president confirmed. “Taking Cuba.”
“I mean, whether I free it, or take it…I think I can do anything I want with it, to tell you the truth,” Trump said.
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