Marco Rubio: “We have done everything. We have bent over backwards, OK, to create a deal with these people.”

This is not an offensive operation, this is a defensive operation.

Today’s designations make clear that the Trump Administration will not tolerate the Cuban regime’s efforts to fund its repression or continue its decades-long campaign of subversive anti-American activities.

The United States remains proud to stand with the ROK, an indispensable partner, as we continue working together to expand prosperity and support the extraordinary people-to-people ties that bind our nations together.

We will not tolerate its assault on state sovereignty.