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Trump says he can do whatever he wants with Cuba, floats idea of 'taking' the island

President Trump said he believes he will have "the honor of taking Cuba." But what does that look like?

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Franco Ordoñez is a White House Correspondent for NPR's Washington Desk. Before he came to NPR in 2019, Ordoñez covered the White House for McClatchy. He has also written about diplomatic affairs, foreign policy and immigration, and has been a correspondent in Cuba, Colombia, Mexico and Haiti.
Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.