Full interview: Cuban president says ‘if we need to die, we’ll die’ to prevent U.S. invasion

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🗓️ 12 April 2026

⏱️ 53 minutes

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In his first-ever interview on American television, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel tells Meet the Press that Cuba would fight back against any potential U.S. military action, saying Cuban leadership is prepared to “give our lives for the revolution.”

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0:00.0	President Diaz Canal, welcome to meet the press.
0:03.0	Bienvenides on Meet the Press.
0:05.0	Thank you very much.
0:07.0	Thank you for the opportunity and thank you for being here.
0:09.0	Thank you for inviting us to be a
0:12.0	Beyo Paix.
0:13.0	It is a pleasure for us to have you.
0:16.0	It is a pleasure for us to having you.
0:18.0	Much more.
0:19.0	I want to start
0:21.1	with President Trump.
0:23.4	He said he plans
0:24.5	to take Cuba
0:26.0	in some form.
0:27.5	He said, quote,
0:28.6	I think I can do
0:29.7	anything I want with it.
0:32.1	Do you take
0:33.0	President Trump's
0:34.2	threats seriously?
0:37.7	Over the last few days,
0:42.1	many things have been said,
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