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特朗普此前暗示可能“拿下”古巴，称其“目前是一个非常虚弱的国家”
作者：利奥·布里塞尼奥，福克斯新闻
佛罗里达州州长罗恩·德桑蒂斯表示，是时候废除古巴的共产主义独裁政权了。
这位佛罗里达州州长并未呼吁唐纳德·特朗普总统以武力夺取哈瓦那，但他提及要重振“门罗主义”。
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佛罗里达州州长罗恩·德桑蒂斯在周五下午的一项法案签署活动上表示，古巴政府如今是时候“被淘汰”了。
“看看今天和2026年的古巴，古巴共产主义独裁政权是时候被彻底淘汰了，”德桑蒂斯说道。
“这对我们国家是件好事。对佛罗里达州也是件好事，”他继续说道。
尽管他并未呼吁唐纳德·特朗普总统采取军事行动解放这座距离佛罗里达州海岸仅100英里的共产主义岛屿，但德桑蒂斯的言论表明，特朗普并非唯一一个关注哈瓦那局势动荡的共和党人。
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2026年1月13日，佛罗里达州州长罗恩·德桑蒂斯在塔拉哈西佛罗里达州议会大厦举行的立法会议首日发表国情咨文。（马蒂亚斯·J·奥克纳/迈阿密先驱报/论坛新闻服务社）
他的此番言论是围绕一项新的佛罗里达州法律展开的，该法律旨在限制违反美国制裁、在“阳光之州”运营的与古巴相关的企业。
“你不能和罪犯做生意，”德桑蒂斯说。
德桑蒂斯指出，在特朗普的领导下，美国对捍卫其在该地区的利益采取了新的强硬立场，并认为美国在一定程度上的干预符合本届政府的政策导向。
“当然，特朗普总统以及他对我们所在半球重要性的看法，已经重新激活了门罗主义，”德桑蒂斯说道，他指的是美国总统詹姆斯·门罗所倡导的干预主义地缘政治理念。
今年早些时候，特朗普曾暗示美国可能对古巴采取军事行动，引发外界猜测。
“我确实相信我将有幸拿下古巴……这是一项巨大的荣誉。他们现在是一个非常虚弱的国家。很长一段时间以来都是如此，”特朗普在3月份告诉记者。
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2026年2月28日，佛罗里达州迈阿密，唐纳德·特朗普总统的支持者抗议古巴政府。（马可·贝洛/路透社）
特朗普并未详细说明美国可对古巴采取何种报复措施，也未提及此类行动可能何时发生。他发表此番言论之际，正值美国军方推翻委内瑞拉总统尼古拉斯·马杜罗之后，古巴国内因能源短缺爆发动荡。
过去30年来，古巴一直依赖马杜罗政权和委内瑞拉石油为其电网供电，如今正竭力应对持续不断的停电问题。
德桑蒂斯有关古巴的言论发表之际，他当天签署了《外国干涉限制与执法法案》。该法案赋予佛罗里达州吊销与古巴等国相关企业营业执照的权力。
“该法案涵盖诸多内容，尤其在古巴问题上，它授权地方政府和税务部门吊销违反联邦法律、在古巴开展业务的企业的税务收据。
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佛罗里达州州长罗恩·德桑蒂斯称赞司法部驳回了与“希望佛罗里达”丑闻相关的一项投诉，称此次调查是出于政治动机的“政治迫害”，并坚称该倡议的行为合法且恰当。（照片：奇普·索莫德维利亚/盖蒂图片社）
“该法案针对在古巴开展业务的虚假申报建立了问责机制；明知故犯地提交与古巴非法活动相关的虚假申报，如今在佛罗里达州将被定为三级重罪，”德桑蒂斯说。
当被问及德桑蒂斯的言论时，白宫发言人未就美国是否会干预古巴当前局势置评，但重申本届政府认为该独裁政权的日子屈指可数。
“正如总统所言，古巴是一个失败的国家，多年来治理糟糕，其统治者因失去委内瑞拉的支持而遭遇重大挫折。正如总统所说，古巴是一个正在衰落的国家。再过很短一段时间，他们就会垮台，‘我们将在那里协助他们’，”这位发言人说。
利奥·布里塞尼奥是福克斯新闻数字频道国会团队的政治记者，此前曾任职于《世界杂志》。
DeSantis reveals which dictatorship should be ‘put out to pasture’ next
May 9, 2026 7:00am EDT / Fox News
Trump earlier hinted he might ‘take’ Cuba, calling it ‘a very weakened nation right now’
By Leo Briceno, Fox News
Gov. Ron DeSantis says it’s time to do away with Cuba’s communist dictatorship
The Florida governor falls short of calling on President Donald Trump to take Havana by force, but cites reinvigoration of ‘Monroe Doctrine.’
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the time has come for Cuba’s government to be “put out to pasture” while speaking at a bill-signing event on Friday afternoon.
“If you look at the state of Cuba today and in 2026, it is time for the Cuban communist dictatorship to be put out to pasture once and for all,” DeSantis said.
“That would be a good thing for our country. It would be a good thing for Florida,” he continued.
Although he stopped short of calling on President Donald Trump to take military action to liberate the communist island that sits just 100 miles off the coast of Florida, DeSantis’ comments show that Trump isn’t the only Republican keeping an eye on instability in Havana.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis delivers his State of the State address during the first day of the legislative session at the Florida State Capitol in Tallahassee on Jan. 13, 2026.(Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service)
His comments framed his reasoning around a new Florida law that looks to restrict Cuban-linked businesses operating in the Sunshine State in violation of U.S. sanctions.
“You can’t do business with criminals,” DeSantis said.
DeSantis noted that, under Trump’s leadership, the U.S. has taken a renewed, aggressive posture toward securing its interests in the region, positing that some degree of American intervention would be consistent with the administration’s outlook.
“Certainly, President Trump, and how he’s viewed the importance of our own hemisphere, [has] kind of [reinvigorated the Monroe Doctrine,]” DeSantis said, referring to the interventionist geopolitical philosophy espoused by U.S. President James Monroe.
Trump sparked speculation that the U.S. might take military action against Cuba earlier this year, hinting that he might “take” the island.
“I do believe I’ll have the honor of taking Cuba… That’s a big honor. They’re a very weakened nation right now. They were for a long time,” Trump told reporters in March.
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Supporters of President Donald Trump protest against Cuba’s government in Miami, Florida, on Feb. 28, 2026.(Marco Bello/Reuters)
Trump did not expand on what recourse the U.S. could take against the island or when such an action could occur. His comments came on the heels of a military operation that had removed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and, as a consequence, spurred local unrest in Cuba over energy shortages.
Cuba, which has depended on Maduro’s regime and Venezuelan oil to power its energy grid for much of the past 30 years, has found itself struggling to prevent rolling blackouts.
DeSantis’s comments on Cuba came as he signed the Foreign Interference Restriction and Enforcement Act on Friday — a bill that grants Florida the power to revoke business licenses with ties to Cuba, among other countries.
“It does a lot of different things, but particularly with respect to Cuba, it authorizes local governments and tax collectors to revoke business tax receipts for businesses operating in Cuba in violation of federal law.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis praised the Justice Department for dismissing a complaint tied to the Hope Florida scandal, calling the investigation a politically motivated “witch hunt” and asserting the initiative’s actions were legal and appropriate.(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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“It creates accountability for false declarations regarding business activities in Cuba; knowingly submitting a false declaration related to unlawful activity involving Cuba will now constitute a third-degree felony in the state of Florida,” DeSantis said.
When asked about DeSantis’ comments, a White House spokesperson didn’t comment on whether the U.S. would intervene in Cuba’s current situation, but reaffirmed that the administration believes the regime’s days are numbered.
“As the President stated, Cuba is a failing nation that has been horribly run for many years and whose rulers have had a major setback with the loss of support from Venezuela. As the President stated, Cuba is a failing country. Within a short period of time they will fall, ‘and we will be there to help them out,’” the spokesperson said.
Leo Briceno is a politics reporter for the congressional team at Fox News Digital. He was previously a reporter with World Magazine.