Trump Says He Would Consider a Cuba Military Campaign

President Donald Trump said he wants to address Cuba before leaving office and would consider a week-long military campaign, but he did not commit to ordering one. He made the remarks in a telephone interview with Hugh Hewitt on Thursday, discussing the possibility of using limited military force against the island nation.

Asked whether he would order force to free Cuba before the end of his term, Trump said, “I want to get Cuba done before I leave.” Hewitt then asked whether Trump would be comfortable with a brief campaign involving “a little bit of military force.” Trump replied that he would “certainly consider that.”

The exchange did not establish a decision to use force. In response to Hewitt’s initial question about whether he would order military action, Trump did not give a direct yes-or-no answer before describing his goal and naming Secretary of State Marco Rubio as suited to the effort. No order or operational preparations were described in the interview account.

Trump referred to Cuba as a failed nation and said the United States was watching the situation closely. He also said he would like to act for Cubans who had come to the United States, and cited his support...