Rubio Urges Cubans to Partner With CIA as Trump Threatens Action Near 50 Yards Offshore
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Updated · CBS New York · Oct 24
Rubio Urges Cubans to Partner With CIA as Trump Threatens Action Near 50 Yards Offshore
3 articles · Updated · CBS New York · Oct 24
Summary
Marco Rubio used X on Friday to urge Cubans seeking “positive change” to form a “discrete partnership” with the CIA, and the agency quickly amplified the appeal in English and Spanish.
A CIA video posted with the message laid out how Cubans could contact the agency, underscoring a more overt U.S. push to encourage internal pressure on Havana.
Trump widened that pressure at a South Florida rally, saying U.S. warships returning from the Strait of Hormuz could stop about 50 yards off Cuba before sending Rubio to “finish up the deal.”
Cuba’s foreign minister, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, rejected the remarks as U.S. threats, while the administration’s broader campaign already includes fresh sanctions on Cuba’s state-run bank.
The appeal lands as the long-running U.S. embargo and sanctions deepen shortages on the island, with Cubans facing soaring prices, bread lines and reduced access to medical care.