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President Donald Trump told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt on Thursday that he wants to ‘get Cuba done’ before he leaves office. Asked whether he would order military force to free Cuba, Trump said he would ‘certainly consider’ military action against the island’s government. He said the administration is ‘watching it very closely’ and that Cuba is ‘doing very poorly.’ He also called Cuba a ‘failed’ country.

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Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. Trump told Hugh Hewitt in a radio interview that he wants to ‘get Cuba done’ before he leaves office.

    Reported byFar Left2Left2Center2Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Daily Beast, The New Republic
    Left
    NBC News, Al Jazeera English
    Center
    CNBC, The Hill
    Far Right
    The Epoch Times

  2. Asked about military force against Cuba, Trump said he would ‘certainly consider’ military action.

    Reported byLeft1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    NBC News
    Center
    CNBC

  3. Trump said the administration is ‘watching it very closely’ and that Cuba is ‘doing very poorly.’

    Reported byLeft1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    NBC News
    Center
    The Hill

  4. Trump called Cuba a ‘failed’ country in the interview.

    One side only: the leftReported byLeft2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    NBC News, Al Jazeera English

How each side tells it

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Every side reports that Trump told Hugh Hewitt he wants to ‘get Cuba done’ before leaving office and would consider military action. Left outlets stress war talk and call Cuba failed. The center quotes his words and notes the embargo. The right frames it as weighing a military campaign to free Cuba.

  • the left

    5 outlets

    Left headlines frame the remarks as war talk: the Daily Beast calls Trump ‘Delusional’ and teases a new war, while Al Jazeera and the Independent say he is mooting or eyeing another war.

    Trump says he wants to ‘get Cuba done’ when asked about use of military force
    NBC NewsLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    2 outlets

    Center headlines quote Trump directly, saying he wants to ‘get Cuba done’ before leaving office, and CNBC adds that he would consider military force.

    Trump says he wants to ‘get Cuba done’ before leaving office, would consider military force
    CNBCCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    1 outlet

    Only one right-side outlet is supplied: the Epoch Times, which frames the remarks as Trump weighing a military campaign to free Cuba.

    Trump Weighs Military Campaign to Free Cuba Before Leaving Office
    The Epoch TimesFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

The words they chose

Language to notice

Words that carry a judgement beyond the facts. Tap a highlighted word anywhere on the page to see why.

  • Left6

    positively respondedeyeing another warhints at attackteased launching a new war

  • Center0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Right0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded verb

    positively respondedMore neutral: responded to a question about

    Describes the answer as positive, an enthusiasm the reported reply does not state outright.

    The president positively responded to a question about potential U.S.

    Used byThe New Republic (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    eyeing another warMore neutral: Trump says he would consider military action against Cuba

    The headline presents a military option Trump said he would consider as an existing plan for a new war, a judgement the excerpt does not establish.

    Trump already eyeing another war before he leaves office

    Used byThe Independent (Left)

  • Loaded verb

    hints at attackMore neutral: is considering military action against

    Hints at suggests a hidden signal, while Trump said openly that he would consider military force.

    Calling Cuba a failed nation, the US president hints at attack on the country before his term ends.

    Used byAl Jazeera English (Left)

  • Sensational language

    teased launching a new warMore neutral: said he would consider military action against

    The phrase presents a possible military action as a new war already in prospect and frames it as a stunt.

    Donald Trump has teased launching a new war before his presidency ends, claiming his popularity has grown among a key…

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

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  • Loaded modifier

    DelusionalMore neutral: Trump, 80,

    Calling the president delusional is a judgement of his mental state, not a reported fact.

    Delusional Trump, 80, Teases New War Since He’s ‘More Popular Now’

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

  • Loaded verb

    TeasesMore neutral: says

    Teases suggests a stunt, while the interview reports Trump saying he wants to act on Cuba before leaving office.

    Delusional Trump, 80, Teases New War Since He’s ‘More Popular Now’

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

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  • Loaded modifier

    Quoted

    failedMore neutral: struggling

    Calling a country failed is a judgement about its condition, and the word is Trump’s own characterization rather than a neutral description.

    …is “watching it very closely” and Cuba is “doing very poorly,” calling it a “failed” country.

    Quoted byNBC News (Left)

    These are Donald Trump’s words. The outlets are reporting them.

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Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

5 outlets

Leads with

  • Trump’s threat of military action
  • Cuba as a failed nation
  • timing before he leaves office

Leaves out

  • the comprehensive economic embargo on Cuba

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • NBC NewsLeft

    Trump says he wants to ‘get Cuba done’ when asked about use of military force

    President Donald Trump signaled in a new interview that he could take military action against Cuba before he leaves office to topple the island’s communist regime.

    Read at NBC News (opens in a new tab)
  • The Daily BeastFar Left

    Loaded modifier“Delusional”Calling the president delusional is a judgement of his mental state, not a reported fact.More neutral: Trump, 80,Disagree with this highlight? Trump, 80, Loaded verb“Teases”Teases suggests a stunt, while the interview reports Trump saying he wants to act on Cuba before leaving office.More neutral: saysDisagree with this highlight? New War Since He’s ‘More Popular Now’

    Donald Trump has teased launching a new war before his presidency ends, claiming his popularity has grown among a key voting bloc.” Trump, 80, has repeatedly suggested that an American intervention in Cuba could happen under his watch, but set a deadline for his plans during a …

    Read at The Daily Beast (opens in a new tab)
  • Al Jazeera EnglishLeft

    Trump moots toppling Cuba authorities before leaving office

    Calling Cuba a failed nation, the US president Loaded verb“hints at attack”Hints at suggests a hidden signal, while Trump said openly that he would consider military force.More neutral: is considering military action againstDisagree with this highlight? on the country before his term ends.

    Read at Al Jazeera English (opens in a new tab)
  • The IndependentLeft

    Trump already Sensational language“eyeing another war”The headline presents a military option Trump said he would consider as an existing plan for a new war, a judgement the excerpt does not establish.More neutral: Trump says he would consider military action against CubaDisagree with this highlight? before he leaves office

    The remarks came hours after the president ordered Vice President JD Vance to abandon ceasefire negotiations with Tehran and focus instead on investigating alleged fraud in Democratic-led states

    Read at The Independent (opens in a new tab)
  • The New RepublicFar Left

    Donald Trump Says He Wants to “Get Cuba Done” Before 2028

    Donald Trump would like to “get Cuba done” before his second term is out. The president positively responded to a question about potential U.S. military intervention in Cuba during an interview with Salem News Channel on Thursday. …

    Read at The New Republic (opens in a new tab)

From the center

2 outlets

Leads with

  • Trump’s own words on Cuba
  • the option of military force
  • the economic embargo
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  • CNBCCenter

    Trump says he wants to ‘get Cuba done’ before leaving office, would consider military force

    It comes as the U.S. continues to enforce a comprehensive economic embargo against Cuba.

    Read at CNBC (opens in a new tab)
  • The HillCenter

    Trump says he wants to 'get Cuba done' before leaving office

    President Trump on Thursday said he wants to “get Cuba done” before he leaves office, and that the administration is “watching it very closely.” “I want to get Cuba done before I leave,” he told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt. …

    Read at The Hill (opens in a new tab)

From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • a military campaign to free Cuba
  • Trump’s timeline before leaving office
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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    First to report

    The New Republic, Nov 12, 4:12 PM EST

  • Center

    28 min later

    Its first report, Nov 12, 4:40 PM EST

  • Right

    28 min later

    Its first report, Nov 12, 4:40 PM EST

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  1. The New RepublicFar LeftNov 12, 4:12 PM EST
  2. The Epoch TimesFar RightNov 12, 4:40 PM EST
  3. The HillCenterNov 12, 4:40 PM EST
  4. The IndependentLeftNov 12, 8:36 PM EST
  5. Al Jazeera EnglishLeftNov 12, 9:33 PM EST
  6. The Daily BeastFar LeftNov 12, 10:50 PM EST
  7. CNBCCenterNov 13, 7:28 AM EST
  8. NBC NewsLeftNov 13, 9:27 AM EST

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