Marco Rubio has posed in front of a map of Cuba alongside a US general as Donald Trump sends his biggest sign yet he intends to invade Cuba soon. Rubio made the symbolic statement on Tuesday as he shook hands with the commander of the United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), General Francis L. Donovan, alongside a prominent Reference Map of Cuba, during the 2026 Heads of Mission Conference held in Doral, Florida.
The conference is focused on advancing the US National Security Strategy objectives, "including collaborative efforts to counter narcoterrorism and deny adversaries a foothold in our region," SOUTHCOM stated on X. Running between May 5 and 7, the conference hosts senior officials from the US government, heads of diplomatic missions from US embassies across Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as leaders from the Department of War.
Western Hemisphere security and stability:@SecRubio, senior U.S. government officials, diplomatic chiefs from U.S. embassies across our region, and@DeptofWarleaders are at#SOUTHCOMfor the Chiefs of Mission Conference. The conference is focused on advancing National Security…pic.twitter.com/q9g9B6iJqb
It comes amidDonald Trump's recent claims that the US would "take Cuba almost immediately" after concluding the war in Iran, and that "it would be an honour to liberate" the "devastating" island.
Rubio said that the "status quo in Cuba is unacceptable, and we will be addressing it". In April, he also told Fox News that he hopes that he hopes "Cuba falls soon" and that "you cannot fix its economy without changing its system of government," CiberCubareports.
Source: Daily Express :: World Feed
