POTUS suggests ‘friendly takeover of Cuba’
In the aftermath of a violent incident between Cuban officials and at least one confirmed United States citizen, President Trump is taking a jab at the embattled country
by Summer Lane | February 27, 2026
President Donald Trump on Friday suggested that the United States could launch a “friendly takeover of Cuba” while discussing the territory with reporters, right before boarding Marine One on the White House lawn.
“The Cuban government is talking with us, and they’re in a big deal of trouble, as you know. They have no money, they have no anything right now, but they’re talking with us, and maybe we’ll have a friendly takeover of Cuba,” he remarked.
The president continued, “We’ve had a lot of years of dealing with Cuba. I’ve been hearing about Cuba since I was a little boy…we have people living here that want to go back to Cuba, and they’re very happy with what’s going on.”
Just days ago, Cuban authorities opened fire on a vessel near Cayo Falcones. As reported by LindellTV, the speedboat was registered to a Florida address. Four were killed in the incident, and six others were wounded: “Officials identified several passengers as Cuban exiles living in the United States with reported histories of criminal activity. While Havana has not yet released the full names of all those killed, relatives in South Florida have identified at least one of the deceased as a United States citizen.”
The president called Cuba a “failing nation,” and said he could “see” an overhaul of Cuba, at the behest of the United States, taking place.
“They want our help,” the president said.
Cuba infamously became a Communist nation in the aftermath of a revolution in the 1950s, led by Fidel Castro. Many Cubans have since fled the small country over the past several decades, seeking freedom in America.
Cuba is located less than 100 miles off the coast of Florida. Today, it is a one-party Communist nation. “…The people of Cuba are suffering today,” said Secretary of State Marco Rubio this week, while speaking to the press.
He continued, “They’ve been suffering for a long time. They’re suffering now, perhaps more than at any time in recent memory, perhaps in the history since 1959. This is the worst economic climate that Cuba has faced, and it is the authorities there in that government who are responsible for that. They are the ones that have made decisions that have left Cuba vulnerable to the situation they’re now in.”
He also noted that Cuba’s electricity grid was “already in collapse” even before Nicolas Maduro – who was apparently providing energy to Cuba – was captured by U.S. military forces in early January.
