Trump threatens to take Cuba 'almost immediately' after tightening sanctions on the regime

US President Donald Trump said on Friday that his country would take Cuba "almost immediately," in remarks made during a private event at the Forum Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, hours after signing an executive order substantially expanding economic sanctions against the Havana regime. The president's words, though framed in colloquial tone, considerably escalate bilateral tensions and open a new chapter in US policy toward Miguel Díaz-Canel's government.