Trump declares Cuba in 'last moments,' pledges 'great change' at Latin American summit

At the 'Shield of the Americas Summit' in Doral, Florida, President Trump warned that 'great change will soon be coming to Cuba,' declaring the island nation is 'at the end of the line' and in its 'last moments of life.' Trump stated Cuba has 'no money, they have no oil' and pledged to 'take care of Cuba,' tasking Secretary of State Marco Rubio with leading negotiations. The remarks came amid a U.S. fuel blockade causing widespread blackouts in Cuba and followed recent U.S. action in Venezuela. Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel condemned the summit as 'neocolonial' and an attack on Latin America as a Zone of Peace. Trump also announced the creation of the Americas Counter-Cartel Coalition and encouraged regional leaders to take military action against drug cartels.

"Great change will soon be coming to Cuba. They're at the end of the line. No money, they have no oil. Cuba is in its last moments of life." — Remarks at the Shield of the Americas Summit in Doral, Florida, while discussing U.S. policy toward Cuba amid an ongoing fuel blockade