DeSantis reveals which dictatorship should be 'put out to pasture' next
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the time has come for Cuba’s government to be "put out to pasture" while speaking at a bill-signing event on Friday afternoon."If you look at...
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the time has come for Cuba’s government to be "put out to pasture" while speaking at a bill-signing event on Friday afternoon. "If you look at the state of Cuba today and in 2026, it is time for the Cuban communist dictatorship to be put out to pasture once and for all," DeSantis said. "That would be a good thing for our country. It would be a good thing for Florida," he continued. Although he stopped short of calling on President Donald Trump to take military action to liberate the communist island that sits just 100 miles off the coast of Florida, DeSantis’ comments show that Trump isn’t the only Republican keeping an eye on instability in Havana. RUBIO SAYS CUBA NEEDS ‘NEW PEOPLE IN CHARGE’ AS BLACKOUTS, UNREST GRIP ISLAND His comments framed his reasoning around a new Florida law that looks to restrict Cuban-linked businesses operating in the Sunshine State in violation of U.S. sanctions. "You can't do business with criminals," DeSantis said. DeSantis noted that, under Trump’s leadership, the U.S. has taken a renewed, aggressive posture toward securing its interests in the region, positing that some degree of American intervention would be consistent with the administration’s outlook. "Certainly, President Trump, and how he's viewed the importance of our own hemisphere, [has] kind of reinvigorated the Monroe Doctrine, " DeSantis said, referring to the interventionist geopolitical philosophy espoused by U.S. President James Monroe. Trump sparked speculation that the U.S. might take military action against Cuba earlier this year, hinting that he might "take" the island. "I do believe I'll have the honor of taking Cuba... That's a big honor. They're a very weakened nation right now. They were for a long time," Trump told reporters in March. TRUMP DECLARES NATIONAL EMERGENCY OVER CUBA, THREATENS TARIFFS ON NATIONS THAT SUPPLY OIL TO COMMUNIST REGIME Trump did not expand on what recourse the U.S. could take against the island or when s…