Trump expects US-Cuba deal without military action

President Donald Trump said Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, at the White House before leaving for Tennessee that the United States and Cuba would reach a deal and that he does not think the military will be necessary. He told reporters the U.S. wants to help Cuba and open it to Americans, The comments came a day after CBS News reported it had obtained a U.S. Army Reserve document assessing police, medical and other support units for Southern Command linked to plans against Cuba over the next four months. On Tuesday at the UN General Assembly, Trump called Cuba an absolute failed state that will fall; the Cuban delegation left the hall. Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez later said Cuba remains open to dialogue and to trade relations with American companies while condemning the long-standing U.S. embargo. The U.S. has kept a trade embargo for more than 60 years and imposed an oil embargo earlier this year amid fuel shortages and power outages; Washington used military force in January to remove Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro. No terms or timeline for any U.S.-Cuba agreement were announced.