Official transcripts
White House transcripts of the President’s remarks, compiled by the Office of the Federal Register and published on govinfo.gov . They are in the public domain and usually appear 4–7 weeks after the event: the newest one here is from Sep 30, 2026. We show how often a word was said and short quotes, and link to the full text. Searches on this page go to our server, unlike My transcripts.
“Cuba” said in 22 of 565 transcripts, 129 times.
Counted forms: cuba, cubas, cuba's.
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Mar 29, 2026 Speech / ceremony 7 times
…bad they'll never win another election. That who will be next? Yes, Cuba's going to be next. Cuba's going to be—— Cuba's a mess. It's…
…to help our great Cuban Americans out, who were thrown out of Cuba . In many cases, their family members were mutilated and killed by Castro…
…I told them if a country wants to send some oil into Cuba right now, I have no problem with that. Whether it's—whether it's…
Mar 27, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks at the FII PRIORITY Summit 2 times
…have to use it." But sometimes you have to use it. And Cuba is next, by the way. But pretend I didn't say that, please…
…please. Please, media. Please disregard that statement. Thank you very much. I— —Cuba is next. So, despite the radical-left Democrat shutdown, we will continue…
Mar 17, 2026 Meeting 4 times
…go outside, because if you do, we're going to kill you." Yes, Cuba —— Well, Cuba right now is—— ——is in very bad shape. They're talking…
…very soon. We—— We're really focused on this, but we're dealing with Cuba . Marco, do you want to say a couple of words about it…
Mar 16, 2026 Speech / ceremony 10 times
…could be that we delay it a little bit. Not—much. Peter. Cuba . Can't tell you that. I can tell you that they're talking to…
…they have great people. You know, I know so many people from Cuba that were treated terribly, and they're over here, and they became rich…
…know Fanjul family, right? And this family wants to go back to Cuba to visit it. They want to—they haven't been back in, like…
Mar 15, 2026 Other 10 times
…those missiles. Thank you very much everybody. Yes. Well—— ——I am holding Cuba . Cuba's a failed nation. Cuba also wants to make a deal. And…
…that that matters—but we have a lot of great people from Cuba that were violently and viciously thrown out of the country and worse…
…so we're talking to Cuba, but we're going to do Iran before Cuba . You know, people have been waiting 50 years to hear this story…
Mar 7, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump delivers remarks to the Shield of Americas Summit 13 times
…looking forward to the great change that will soon be coming to Cuba . Cuba's at the end of the line. They're very much at the…
…oil. They don't have anything from—people can't even—they land in Cuba , they can't get gasoline to fly out. They have to leave their…
…And I would think a deal would be made very easily with Cuba . But for 50 years, I've been hearing—as a little boy, I'd…
Mar 5, 2026 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump hosts Inter Miami CF 6 times
…job, and you've been doing a fantastic job on a place called Cuba . Right? Hi. And A-Rod came in before. I said, "Hey, do…
…award ceremonies. Thank you, A-Rod. Big fan. But what's happening with Cuba is amazing, and we think that—we want to fix—finish this…
…a lot of unbelievable people are going to be going back to Cuba , hopefully, not to stay. We want you back. We don't want to…
Feb 27, 2026 Other 10 times
…they're talking with us, and maybe we'll have a friendly takeover of Cuba . We could very well end up having a friendly takeover of Cuba…
…many, many years—we've had a lot of years of dealing with Cuba . I've been hearing about Cuba since I'm a little boy. But they're…
…think very positive for the people that were expelled or worse from Cuba that live here. You know, we have people living here that want…
Feb 16, 2026 Other 4 times
…Yes. It's—I'll answer the question later. They should make a deal. Cuba is, right now, a failed nation. They don't even have jet fuel…
…to take off. They're clogging up their runway. But we're talking to Cuba right now. I have Marco Rubio talking to Cuba right now, and…
…been treated horribly. So we'll see how it all turns out. But Cuba and us, we are talking. In the meantime, there's an embargo. There's…
Feb 2, 2026 Speech / ceremony 4 times
…I'd like to take care of the people that are here from Cuba . You know, we have many people that came from Cuba, that were…
Feb 1, 2026 Other 7 times
…can I say? I have nothing to do with it. Yes. Well, Cuba is a failing nation; it has been for a long time. But…
…Venezuela to prop it up. So we're talking to the people from Cuba , the highest people in Cuba. We'll see what happens. I want the…
…many years. So I think we're going to make a deal with Cuba . It's in bad shape. Cuba is in bad shape. Cuba has a…
Jan 31, 2026 Other 9 times
…probably would come to us and want to make a deal. So Cuba would be free again. They'll come to us; they'll make a deal…
…You know, they have a problem. I know so many people from Cuba . But we have a lot of people in the United States, right…
…work a deal. I think we're going to work a deal with Cuba . I think, you know, we'll be kind. We have a situation that's…
Jan 29, 2026 Speech / ceremony 3 times
…Say it? I don't know. The word "choke off" is awfully tough. Cuba is a failing nation, and you have to feel badly for Cuba…
…something that's just not going to be able to survive. I think Cuba will not be able to survive. Hello. Thank you for your note…
Jan 27, 2026 Other 5 times
…keep it that way. Well, we're going to see what happens with Cuba . I don't know, anybody interested in Cuba in this room? Not too…
…all right. There are plenty of them around, especially in Miami. And Cuba will be failing pretty soon. Cuba's really a nation that's very close…
Jan 11, 2026 Other 4 times
…talk up. You're going to find out pretty soon. We're talking to Cuba , and you'll find out pretty soon. And one of the things I…
…groups I want taken care of, are the people that came from Cuba that were forced out or left under duress, and they're great citizens…
…States right now. You have a lot of people forced out of Cuba unfairly. So we're going to take care of—most importantly, right now…
Jan 9, 2026 Meeting Kalshi: Trump meets with Oil & Gas Executives 8 times
…anybody have anything to say before we get to the press? Well, Cuba is in bad shape. Cuba relied on Venezuela for oil and for…
…you to say a few words about—we were discussing it before. Cuba is a very different—they don't have energy, they don't have oil…
…lot of people in this country that want to go back to Cuba and help Cuba. A lot of people have left. You know, they…
Jan 4, 2026 Other 10 times
…You know why? Because they kill a lot of people. Yes. Well, Cuba always survived because of Venezuela. Now they won't have that money coming…
…it—you see it all the time—Howard, you've seen it—that Cuba is ready to fall. You know, Cuba looks like it's ready to…
…I don't know how they—if they're going to hold out—— ——but Cuba now has no income. They got all of their income from Venezuela…
Jan 3, 2026 Press conference Kalshi: Trump holds press conference on Venezuela 7 times
…make sure we can protect it. Yes, sir. Please. Go ahead. Well, Cuba is an interesting case. Cuba is, as you know, not doing very…
…now. It—that system has not been a very good one for Cuba . The people there have suffered for many, many years. And I think…
…similar in the sense that we want to help the people in Cuba , but we want to also help the people that were forced out…
Nov 17, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump attends McDonald's Impact Summit 1 time
…the franchise owners here today is Carlos Mateos, Sr., who escaped communist Cuba when he was just six years old. In America, Carlos took jobs…
Nov 5, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump at America Business Forum 1 time
…years, our opponents are hell-bent on turning America into a communist Cuba or socialist Venezuela, and you see what happened to those places. For…
Sep 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump Announcement 3 times
…a rumor— and I don't know if it's so or not—that Cuba , they don't have Tylenol because they don't have the money for Tylenol…
…are—you know, sell Tylenol. Some countries don't. I mean, I hear Cuba —now, again, you'll have to check this out—but I hear Cuba…
Mar 27, 2025 Tele-rally 1 time
…to give them reparations. He'd end all of the sanctions on communist Cuba and socialist Venezuela. And he wants to decriminalize heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine…