Name: Trump, Rubio believe US can expand its influence on Cuba
Uploaded: 2026-03-17T21:22:57
Duration: 2 min 22 s
Description: A day after Trump’s sanctions on Venezuela, including a stop to vital oil exports to Cuba, contributed to Cuba’s latest nationwide blackout, Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio both said that the administration sees the island nation as the next country where the U.S. can expand its influence.

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Trump, Rubio believe US can expand its influence on Cuba

Published: March 17, 2026 at 5:22 PM

Tags: Donald Trump , Marco Rubio , Politics , Washington , Cuba

A day after Trump’s sanctions on Venezuela, including a stop to vital oil exports to Cuba, contributed to Cuba’s latest nationwide blackout, Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio both said that the administration sees the island nation as the next country where the U.S. can expand its influence.