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US President Donald Trump says, he thinks he will have the honour of taking Cuba, describing it as "a big honour". He was speaking at the White House on Monday.
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00:00All my life I've been hearing about the United States and Cuba.
00:03When will the United States do it?
00:06I do believe I'll be the honor of having the honor of taking Cuba.
00:13That's a big honor.
00:15Taking Cuba.
00:15Taking Cuba, in some form, yeah.
00:18Taking Cuba.
00:18I mean, whether I free it, take it.
00:22I think I can do anything I want with it.
00:24You want to know the truth.
00:24They're a very weakened nation right now.
00:28They were for a long time.
00:30Questioned as to what type of action the U.S. will be taking in Cuba.
00:34President Trump had this to say.
00:37When you say Cuba is next.
00:39Cuba.
00:40Is Cuba, whatever you do with the military there, seems like something.
00:44Will that look more like Iran or Venezuela?
00:47Can't tell you that.
00:49I can tell you that they're talking to us.
00:51It's a failed nation.
00:53They have no money.
00:54They have no oil.
00:55They have no nothing.
00:56They have nice land.
00:58They have nice landscape, you know.
01:00It's a beautiful island.
01:02Millions in Cuba were left without power on Monday, including much of the capital.
01:07Cuba's grid operators said power was gradually being restored to provinces and cities around the country as of Tuesday morning.
01:15The ongoing U.S. blockade has exacerbated chronic fuel shortages on the island, leading to increasingly frequent blackouts.
01:23At the Shield, the America's summit, U.S. President Donald Trump indicated that four regional leaders present at the summit
01:32had requested that the U.S. take some action against Cuba.
01:36TV6 News has reached out to Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sean Sobers, inquiring whether TNT was among the four.
01:43Up to news time, we had not received a response.
01:47Renessa Cutting, TV6 News.
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