President Donald Trump said Sunday that Cuba was “ready to fall” after US forces seized the leader of its ally Venezuela, while playing down the need for any American military action there.
“Cuba is ready to fall,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One, saying it would be hard for Havana to “hold out” without receiving heavily subsidized Venezuelan oil. “I don’t think we need any action. It looks like it’s going down.”
He also doubled down on his claim that Greenland should become part of the United States, despite calls by Denmark’s prime minister to stop “threatening” the territory.
“We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security, and Denmark is not going to be able to do it,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One when asked about the issue.
The US president insisted the United States is “in charge” of Venezuela after the seizure of Nicolas Maduro, but was also dealing with the new interim leadership in Caracas.
“We’re dealing with the people who just got sworn in. Don’t ask me who’s in charge because I’ll give you an answer and it’ll be very controversial,” Trump told reporters when asked if he had spoken to interim leader Delcy Rodriguez. Pressed on what he meant, Trump said, “It means we’re in charge.” (AFP)
