President Trump Interested In "Friendly Takeover" Of Cuba Rather Than "Hostile Takeover" Of Cuba. What About Plebiscite?

The White House
Washington DC
27 February 2026

Donald Trump, President of the United States (2017-2021, 2025-2029)


“The Cuban government is talking with us.” 

“They have no money.  They have no anything right now.  But they’re talking to us, and maybe we’ll have a friendly takeover of Cuba.”

“We could very well end up having a friendly takeover of Cuba.”

“is, to put it mildly, a failed nation” 

“they want our help.”

“We’ve had a lot of years of dealing with Cuba.  I’ve been hearing about Cuba since I’m a little boy.  But they’re in big trouble.” 

“I think (is) very positive for the people that were expelled, or worse, from Cuba and live here.”