Trump apparently takes credit for Raul Castro's 2013 decision to step down as Cuban president

President Trump, on occasion, has been known to take credit for accomplishments that he did nothing personally to bring about. On Friday, for example, Trump suggested that he is the reason Raul Castro is stepping down in 2018, despite the fact that Castro said four years ago that he would step down in 2018.

Nevertheless: Castro is "leaving now," Trump told an audience in Miami. "I wonder why?" Jeva Lange

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.