President Donald Trump said Friday that Secretary of State Marco Rubio was negotiating at a high level with the Cuban government.
"The Cuban government is talking with us" the president said in comments to reporters as he left the White House. "They have no money. They have no anything right now." He added: "We could very well end up having a friendly takeover of Cuba."
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After his administration ousted Cuban ally and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Trump for weeks suggested Cuba was on the brink of collapse economically.
He didn't say what he meant by a "friendly takeover" but suggested that after decades "of dealing with Cuba" something could happen that'd be "very positive" for Cuban exiles living in the U.S.