US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he wants to “get Cuba done” before leaving office, noting he would “certainly consider” using military force against the island nation.
Asked during an interview with the Salem News Channel whether he would authorize military action before the end of his presidency, he said: “I want to get Cuba done before I leave.”
“We‘re watching it very closely. It’s doing very poorly. It’s essentially a failed nation,” Trump told reporters.
He praised Secretary of State Marco Rubio, whose parents are from Cuba, saying he “would love to do that.”
“I‘d love to be able to do it for the people, for the Cubans that came and were treated really badly, and they came to America,” he said.