Speaking in the Oval Office on May 21, 2026, President Donald Trump said he might be the one to carry out long-discussed U.S. military action against Cuba, raising the prospect of intervention during an environmental event at the White House. His comments came a day after the U.S. Justice Department unsealed an indictment against former Cuban president Raúl Castro, 94, accusing him of murder and conspiracy related to the 1996 shootdown of two Brothers to the Rescue planes that killed four people. Earlier Thursday in Miami, Secretary of State Marco Rubio called Cuba a longstanding national security concern and questioned prospects for a diplomatic solution.

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