Trump says Cuba ‘will fall’ at UN meeting, prompting Cuban delegation to walk out
- 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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Donald Trump assured on Tuesday 22 September in the UN rostrum that Cuba would "fall", without saying how, by declaring that his government wanted a "substantive change" on the island. Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez called the statements of the President of the United States "calumnia".
“It’s failing like never before, and it’s going to fall,” the U.S. president added in his usual warmongering tone.
Donald Trump assured the UN General Assembly that Cuba will fall after reiterating that his government wants a fundamental change on the island.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday at the UN General Assembly that the regime in Cuba "will fall, without specifying how this will happen, declaring that his administration wants "a fundamental change in the island," reports AFP and...
(Washington = Yonhap News) Correspondent Hong Jeong-gyu = U.S. President Donald Trump said on the 22nd (local time) that he is "seeking fundamental changes to the situation in Cuba."
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