Key facts
- Senator Marco Rubio said the U.S. hopes Cuba will choose a different path.
- Rubio warned that those who believe they can wait out the Trump administration will learn a lesson the hard way if they don't change course.
- Rubio stated that Cuba needs free and fair elections.
- The Trump administration's goal is to change Cuba's communist government.
- A U.S.-imposed oil blockade has put Cuba under severe strain with fuel shortages and blackouts.
Senator Marco Rubio stated on Monday that the U.S. hopes Cuba will choose "a different path," warning that those who believe they can wait out President Donald Trump's administration will "learn the lesson the hard way" if they do not change course. Rubio made these remarks on Fox News host Sean Hannity's program.
The Trump administration has previously stated its goal is to change Cuba's communist government. A U.S.-imposed oil blockade implemented earlier this year has put the country under severe strain as it contends with fuel shortages and blackouts exacerbated by failing infrastructure.