TRUMP: I WANT TO FINISH JOB WITH CUBA BEFORE THE END OF MY TERM

WASHINGTON, NOVEMBER 13 /SRNA/ - U.S. President Donald Trump said today that he wanted to finish the job with Cuba before the end of his term.

"I want to finish the job with Cuba before I leave office as president. We are monitoring the situation very closely, and it is very bad. It is basically a failed country, a nation, whatever you want to call it," Trump said during an appearance on radio host Hugh Hewitt's show.

Trump's term expires in January, German news agency DPA reports.

The U.S. government recently imposed a series of sanctions on Cuba, further worsening the situation in the country, which has been facing a prolonged economic and energy crisis.

Washington has indicated that it expects Cuba to make economic and political changes and distance its government from major powers such as China and Russia, citing US national security concerns.