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Eisenhower comments that he would like to see Castro and Trujillo \u2018both sawed off.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;The Bay of Pigs Invasion\/Playa Giron: A Chronology of Events,&#8221; The National Security Archive, NSArchive2.gwu.edu<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;MAY 13, 1960: President [Dwight D.] Eisenhower meets with his advisers to discuss what to do about General [Rafael] Trujillo in the Dominican Republic. The conversation touches upon dealing with [Fidel] Castro. Eisenhower comments that he would like to see Castro and Trujillo \u2018both sawed off.\u2019\u201d &#8220;The Bay of Pigs Invasion\/Playa Giron: A Chronology of [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/1960\/05\/13\/835131960\/\">Read More&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> from 5\/13\/1960<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3],"class_list":["post-2023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-quotes","tag-quotes"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2045,"url":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/1960\/08\/18\/1058181960\/","url_meta":{"origin":2023,"position":0},"title":"8\/18\/1960","author":"AmarkData","date":"August 18, 1960","format":false,"excerpt":"\"AUG 18, 1960: President [Dwight D.] Eisenhower approves a budget of $13 million for the covert anti-Castro operation, as well as the use of the Department of Defense personnel and equipment. 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