Trump signals possible action against Colombia and Cuba, reiterates interest in Greenland

President Trump suggested on Air Force One that the United States could take action against other countries after its attack on Venezuela, threatening Colombia, describing Cuba as “ready to fall” and reasserting his desire to take control of Greenland. Asked whether his administration would target Colombia, Mr.

Trump said, “It sounds good to me,” and called Colombia’s president, Gustavo Petro, “a sick man who likes making cocaine and selling it to the United States,” adding, “He’s not going to be doing it for very long.” The pair have been locked in an escalating dispute over U.S. boat strikes in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific that have increased pressure on Colombia.

Mr. Trump also spoke of other countries. He said drugs were “pouring” through Mexico and “we’re gonna have to do something,” called the cartels “very strong,” and warned that if Iran “start[s] killing people like they have in the past, I think they’re going to get hit very hard by the United States.” On Cuba he said, “I don’t think we need any action.

It looks like it’s going down,” adding that Cuba “now has no income” after losing Venezuelan oil. Secretary of State Marco Rubio had earlier suggested on NBC’s Meet the Press that Cuba could face U.S. military action, saying, “The Cuban government is a huge problem” and “They are in a lot of trouble, yes.” Mr.

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Politics, Donald Trump, Venezuela, Colombia, Gustavo Petro, Cuba