Ratcliffe was there "to personally deliver" Trump’s message that the U.S. is prepared to seriously engage "if Cuba makes fundamental changes."

President Donald Trump floated a “friendly takeover” of the island nation earlier this year shortly after the U.S. captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a military…

Cuban and U.S. officials say that CIA Director John Ratcliffe has met with Cuban officials including Raul Castro’s grandson during a high-level visit to the island.