President Trump: “We Will Be Taking Cuba Over Almost Immediately”
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As military operations in Iran appear to be coming to a close, President Trump has set his eyes on a new target.
During his visit to Florida, President Trump made an appearance at the Forum Club of the Palm Beaches, where he teased the crowd that the U.S. may soon take over Cuba.
Trump later joked that as U.S. naval ships leave Iran, they may take a quick pit stop in Cuba.
Fox News provided further quotes from Trump’s comments on Cuba:
President Donald Trump appeared to joke during remarks at the Forum Club of the Palm Beaches in Florida Friday that the U.S. would be “taking over” Cuba “almost immediately,” while recognizing attendees including former Rep. Dan Mica.
“And he comes from, originally, a place called Cuba, which we will be taking over almost immediately,” Trump said.
“Cuba’s got problems. We’ll finish one first. I like to finish a job.”
Trump then riffed on a hypothetical show of American force.
“On the way back from Iran, we’ll have one of our big — maybe the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier — the biggest in the world,” he said.
“We’ll have that come in, stop about 100 yards offshore, and they’ll say, ‘Thank you very much, we give up.’”
The president did not elaborate further.
Here’s the moment Trump said it:
JUST IN: 🇨🇺 PRESIDENT TRUMP announces that the United States will be taking control of Cuba almost immediately. pic.twitter.com/wtGLOIx66e
— Donald J Trump Posts TruthSocial (@TruthTrumpPost) May 2, 2026