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President Donald Trump said Friday during remarks in Florida that the United States would take over Cuba “almost immediately,” suggesting an aircraft carrier could be positioned offshore after the conflict in Iran.

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While the president’s comments appeared partly joking, they followed concrete policy action in the form of broadened sanctions.

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[–] 8oow3291d@feddit.dk 170 points 1 month ago (5 children)

The article says "partly joking", but it would be insane to not take the US President seriously when he says stuff like that.

[–] el_muerte@lemmy.ca 83 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yep. He's "partly joking" about everything right up until the second he isn't.

[–] ferrule@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 month ago

Whats even more crazy is you can show a MAGA an old statement of his and they say he is joking. Then show them him acting on that statement and you can actually see their brain melt.

[–] Kirp123@lemmy.world 41 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's what we call sane washing. He's one of the most powerful people on the planet, his words have weight, this is not some crazy guy on the street corner.

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Just a crazy guy in the oval office

[–] msage@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago

Remove the ovals, put him back on the corner!

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

suggesting an aircraft carrier could be positioned offshore after the conflict in Iran.

Don't worry, the "conflict" in Iran isn't ending any time soon...

[–] dermanus@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What are you talking about? It ended at least three times already this year!

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

That's so much winning, I just can't keep up.

Maybe if he ends the war a few more times he'll finally get that peace prize...

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 month ago

Fucking worse than useless press.

This man does not make jokes.