{"id":2580543,"date":"2026-03-16T18:46:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T22:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-hell-have-the-honor-of-taking-cuba-in-some-form\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T18:48:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T22:48:01","slug":"trump-says-hell-have-the-honor-of-taking-cuba-in-some-form","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-hell-have-the-honor-of-taking-cuba-in-some-form\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says he&#8217;ll have the &#8216;honor of taking Cuba&#8217; in some form"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-says-hell-have-the-honor-of-taking-cuba-in-some-form%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2580543&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Trump said he expected to have the \u201chonor\u201d of taking Cuba in some form,claiming he could either free or take the island and that Cuba is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hillary-clinton-says-shes-writing-her-first-work-of-fiction-she-must-have-forgotten-this-long-list-of-lies\/\" title=\"Hillary Clinton Says She\u2019s Writing Her \u2018First Work Of Fiction.\u2019 She Must Have Forgotten This Long List Of Lies.\">weakened nation<\/a> with no money or oil. He described Cuba as facing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zimbabwes-electric-grid-collapses-causing-nationwide-blackout\/\" title=\"Zimbabwe&#039;s Electric Grid Collapses, Causing Nationwide Blackout\">nationwide blackout<\/a> amid a U.S. oil blockade and tariffs. He indicated that Cuba could be the next move after actions against Nicol\u00e1s Maduro in Venezuela and a confrontation with Iran. Cuban President Manuel D\u00edaz\u2011Canel announced talks with U.S. officials about areas of cooperation. The article also features a list of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >recommended stories related<\/a> to the broader U.S. policy and regional issues.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump claims he will have the &lsquo;honor&rsquo; of taking Cuba<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2534201\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> said on Monday that he expected to have the &ldquo;honor&rdquo; of &ldquo;taking <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cuba\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"212\">Cuba<\/a> in some form.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump was asked during an Oval Office press conference about whether Cuba could be next after the U.S. captured former Venezuelan dictator <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nicolas-maduro\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2252\">Nicolas Maduro<\/a>&nbsp;and launched a war against <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a> to prevent the regime from getting nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4491275\/vance-media-drive-wedge-trump-iran\/\">Vance accuses media of trying to &#8216;drive a wedge&#8217; between him and Trump over Iran<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4493535\/trump-delay-china-trip-month-or-so-iran-war\/\">Trump looking to delay China trip by &#8216;month or so&#8217; due to Iran war<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4493300\/america250-commission-volunteer-hours\/\">America250 commission hails 2.5 million volunteer hours reached<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;All my life, I&rsquo;ve been hearing about the United States and Cuba. When will the United States do it? I do believe I&rsquo;ll be having the honor of taking Cuba,&rdquo; said Trump. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s a big honor &hellip; taking Cuba in some form.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Whether I free it, take it. I could do anything I want with it,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;They&rsquo;re a very weakened nation right now.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>Trump also claimed the Caribbean country is a &ldquo;failed nation&rdquo; that has &ldquo;no money.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>Cuba is currently facing a nationwide blackout, which comes after Trump imposed a U.S. blockade and sweeping <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tariffs\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"584\">tariffs<\/a> against foreign governments supplying Cuba with oil in January.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They have no oil. They have no nothing. They have nice land. 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And I think we will pretty soon make a deal or do whatever we have to do,&rdquo;&nbsp;he told reporters. <\/p>\n<p>Cuban President Manuel Diaz-Canel&nbsp;announced on Friday that the nation has had <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4491199\/cuba-dictator-talk-us-trump-friendly-takeover\/\">talks with U.S. officials<\/a> over areas of cooperation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump: I&#8217;ll have the honor of taking Cuba in some form<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2658,"featured_media":2580544,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26075737675499.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[13954,4551,3634],"class_list":["post-2580543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-cuba","tag-foreign-policy","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26075737675499.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2580543","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2658"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2580543"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2580543\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2580547,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2580543\/revisions\/2580547"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2580544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2580543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2580543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2580543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}