'Cuba will not be able to survive,’ Trump says when asked about US efforts to pressure Havana

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday (January 29) that Cuba “will not be able to survive” as he defended his escalating pressure campaign against the Communist-run island. When asked by a reporter whether the United States was trying to “choke off” Cuba, Trump said he was not intentionally doing so but insisted the country was failing and had treated its people badly, a comment aimed at critics and questions about his broader strategy toward Havana.