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Lonestarblue

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9. Aside from Rubio pushing to take over Cuba, Trump probably wants their natural resources.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 09:25 AM

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Al Jazeera reported that Cuba "contains significant deposits of rare and critical earth minerals, including the world’s third-largest reserve of cobalt, a key mineral used in lithium-ion batteries and other advanced technologies." How many of Trump's tech billionaires have urged him to take over Cuba and mine their resources? For free, of course, so the Cuban people get nothing while Trump gets his take and billionaires get another supply of rare earths.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/11/beyond-pressure-what-is-the-trump-administrations-endgame-in-cuba

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Exclusive: Trump eyes surprise economic deal with Cuba [View all] BumRushDaShow Monday OP

Translation: JBTaurus83 Monday #1

Pretty much....... Lovie777 Monday #2

He wants to build a "BIG BEAUTIFUL" CASINO BumRushDaShow Monday #3

he's wants it the way it was under bastiesta. nt Javaman Monday #4

Rubio (and others) certainly do newdeal2 Monday #5

He doesn't care about Batista (or his legacy) BumRushDaShow Monday #6

And he wants American as it was under Hoover Bengus81 Monday #12

Looks like USAToday fell for the ol' Trump B.S. again Redleg Monday #7

Yeah, I'm expecting Leavitt to tell us it's just up to #rump if we have a deal (nt) William Seger Monday #8

Aside from Rubio pushing to take over Cuba, Trump probably wants their natural resources. Lonestarblue Monday #9

Sounds like Cuba bribed Trumpy. Martin68 Monday #10

So, obviously, USA Today, he is again going to make a terrible deal and when they travelingthrulife Monday #11

"The details of the prospective deal and exact timing are not known." Icanthinkformyself Monday #13