Like turn it into Epstein island
Already has Guantanamo Bay.
Why does everything he says make him sound like a predator? I know the answer but, seriously, I'm still asking.
I never thought I'd see the day when even childish Saturday morning cartoon villainy became this real.
This dude has to get got.
It makes sense for Trump to go after Cuba. I'm not saying it's right, just that it makes sense. When Cuba went communist, the American vacation market took a hit because it was one of the major vacation spots for rich Americans. Having a communist country in the U.S. backyard has been a thorn for the establishment forever. Trump sees it as a win-win as an ’80s real estate guy. He gets to punch a communist country and scoop up land deals from whoever he puts in charge.
It doesn't matter that Cuba has been under embargo since it went communist, or that it pretty much hasn't done anything aggressive to most of the world, including the U.S. All that matters is that it's in a weak economic and military state, and Trump can grab an easy win for his base who think "communism bad." And don't get me wrong here, I'm not defending Cuba. I just don't care. The biggest thing Cuba has done to the U.S. is give us a massive refugee influx.
and I don't count the Cuban Missle Crisis as relevant to this
“I do believe I’ll be the honor of – have the honor of taking Cuba. That would be good. That’s a big honor,” said the president.
“Taking Cuba. In some form, yeah,” the president confirmed. “Taking Cuba.”
“I mean, whether I free it, or take it... I think I can do anything I want with it, to tell you the truth,” Trump said.
Wasn't he trying to make people forget about the Epstein files? Because jfc that isn't how you do it
HURRY CUBA, GET CHAINMAIL UNDERWEAR!!!
I'll make Cuba a deal. You let Trump have the entire island, he can move there and all his goons turn it into Epstein Island 2.0, then all the Cubans can move to Florida and we just let you have that entire state as a sorry for fucking you over for so long. To not confuse anyone Puerto Rico will be the 50th state and anyone in Florida who doesn't like what happened can go with Trump or move to Puerto Rico, full expenses paid.
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