— Kuba is in very bad condition at the moment. They're talking to Mark and we're going to do something with Cuba soon, Trump said when asked about his plans for Cuba during a meeting with Irish Prime Minister Michael Martin.
Donald Trump called out Marco Rubio. “The bottom line is this.”
Triggered by Trump, Rubio, whose parents emigrated from Cuba, said that the authorities of the regime in Havana have “big decisions” to make. He stressed that the possible lifting of the embargo from the island depends on political changes and that there must be a change of authorities.
“The bottom line is their economy isn't working. It's a dysfunctional economy (…) What they have has survived thanks to subsidies from the Soviet Union and now from Venezuela. They are no longer receiving subsidies, so they are in serious trouble, and the people in power don't know how to fix it, so they need to have new people in power, the US foreign minister said.
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Donald Trump again announces a change of power in Cuba
This is yet another announcement of efforts to change the regime in Cuba. Just on Monday, President Trump revealed that he “believes he will have the honor of taking Cuba.”
– I can liberate her, take her (…), I think I can do whatever I want with her – said the president.
These words were spoken in the face of blackouts and the deteriorating humanitarian situation on the island. According to the New York Times, Rubio wants Cuban President Miguel Canela-Diaz to step down. The U.S. strategy is to be similar to that of Venezuela, in which power would be taken over by someone with a stronghold of the current regime. The Secretary of State held talks with former President Raul Castro's grandson, Raul Guillermo Rodriguez Castro.
