U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday sharply criticized Cuba’s government, calling it a “huge problem” a day after U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and removed him from the country.
Asked whether Cuba could be next following the dramatic U.S. military operation in Caracas, Rubio said in an interview with NBC News that he did not want to speculate about "future steps."
"But I don't think it's any mystery that we are not big fans of the Cuban regime, who, by the way, are the ones that were propping up Maduro."
Rubio's parents emigrated from Cuba to the United States in 1956 during the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista. His father later worked as a bartender and his mother as a hotel maid.
Rubio has long pushed for Washington to take a tough line on Havana, including when he was senator from Florida.
