President Donald Trump called it a '"very big day" for Cubans after former Cuban President Raúl Castro was indicted Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Justice.
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"I think this is a very big day, very important day," Trump told reporters on the tarmac, after flying back from Connecticut.
The comments came shortly after federal prosecutors announced charges against Raúl Castro in the 1996 downing of civilian planes flown by Miami-based exiles as the Trump administration escalated pressure on the island's socialist government.
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