Feb 28, 2026
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Why it's important: The Secretary of State always has Cuba in his plans. He defended the strike on the island. He criticized Obama's meltdown with Havana. And finally He is the perfect person for what will happen in the coming weeks between the Trump administration and the island.
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This will be Marco Rubio's role in the "friendly takeover" of Cuba, Trump's strongman with four charges
Why is it important?The secretary of state has always included Cuba in his plans: he defends the embargo on the island, he criticized Obama's agreement with Havana and, in short, he is the perfect person for what could happen in the coming weeks between the Trump administration and the island.
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Cuba has become a key target for US President Donald Trump, who hopes that Marco Rubio, an influential member of his administration who is of Cuban descent, should lead a "friendly and controlled takeover" of the island.Rubio, a critic of Obama's approach to Havana who supported the embargo and now seeks to fight socialism in Latin America, has Cuba in his sights.Trump says Cuba is in "serious trouble" and the US can intervene in a positive direction.Tensions between the two countries have been rising due to the oil embargo and recent maritime incidents.However, the US government recently eased the oil embargo, allowing Venezuelan crude oil to be re-exported to Cuba with restrictions.
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Cuba is one of the goals of the president of the United States (USA), Donald Trump, and for this purpose he has an important person in this process in his closest: Marco Rubio.The US Secretary of State is of Cuban descent, his parents fled the country, he grew up in Miami, and this is the hallmark of his political career.
Rubio will play a very important role in Trump's announcement of a "friendly and controlled takeover" of the island.Cuba has always been in the Secretary of State's plans.He defended the embargo on the island, criticized Obama's thaw with Havana, and ultimately became the perfect candidate for what might transpire between the Trump administration and the island in the coming weeks.The President of the United States himself has just said that he is the one leading the negotiations.
Rubio is the most powerful person in the Trump Administration, after the president, because of his experience in Congress, because he spent a decade and a half in matters related to foreign policy and security, he has four positions of high responsibility, especially Secretary of State and National Security Advisor.
Of course, he also has a personal agenda to fight socialism in Latin America.First he did it in Venezuela and now he has set his sights on Cuba, where he can do it under Trump's patronage.
Rubio "leads"
"They don't have anything right now, but they're talking to us and we might have a friendly takeover of Cuba. We might end up with a friendly takeover of Cuba after many, many years," Trump told reporters at the White House this Friday before heading to Texas for a rally.The president assured that Cuba is in "serious trouble" and that the US could do something "very positive" for Cuban citizens in exile and those still residing in the country.
"I've been hearing about Cuba since I was little. Everybody wanted change, and I'm seeing it happen," Trump said, before adding that Rubio is "running it.""As you know, they don't have money, they don't have oil, they don't have food. And right now, this is a nation in serious trouble, and they are asking for our help," he said.
The statements come amid strong tensions between Washington and Havana over the blockade of the island's crude oil, and just days after Cuba's alleged operation this week against a boat from Florida violated its territorial waters and authorities opened fire, killing four crew members.It was stated that at least one of the four people who died and the six injured on the ship was an American citizen, while the rest were probably legal permanent residents.
In January, after the invasion of Venezuela in which Nicolas Maduro, Havana's ally, was kidnapped, Cuba lost access to Venezuelan oil and Trump ordered tariffs on the island's crude oil imports, exacerbating the country's worst economic and social crisis since 1959.
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