Trump says Cuba is going to ‘fall pretty soon’

2026-03-06 - 17:25

US President Donald Trump said on Friday that “Cuba is gonna fall pretty soon” in a renewed threat to the communist-ruled island already facing a US energy blockade. “They want to make a deal so badly,” Trump told CNN in an interview a day after suggesting that he would turn to an unspecified project for Cuba after the war against Iran. “We’ve got plenty of time, but Cuba’s ready – after 50 years,” Trump said, explaining that Secretary of State Marco Rubio would be his point man on Cuba. Both...