I think Cuba is in need of two things: economic reforms and political reform. You cannot fix their economy if you don't change their system of government.
Marco Rubio
The Public Record
U.S. Secretary of State in the Trump administration; formerly U.S. Senator from Florida.
I mean Cuba has an economy that doesn't work and a political and governmental system that can't fix it.
The United States stands with Panama against any retaliatory actions against its sovereignty and will always support our partners in the face of bullying.
China’s decision to detain or otherwise impede Panama-flagged vessels engaged in lawful trade destabilizes supply chains, raises costs, and erodes confidence in the global trading system.
Secretary Rubio’s statement highlights the disruptive effects of the government of China’s actions against Panama-flagged vessels.
We have countries like Spain, a NATO member that we are pledged to defend, denying us the use of their airspace and bragging about it, denying us the use of our – of their bases.
They are religious zealots who can never be allowed to possess a nuclear weapon because they have an apocalyptic vision of the future.
We knew that there was going to be an Israeli action. We knew that that would precipitate an attack against American forces, and we knew that if we didn't preemptively go after them, before they launched those attacks, we would suffer…
You will see a lot of her. She'll be very involved with each of you at a personal level.
I'm personally very excited to be part of this with each of you today. It's a top priority for us.
Especially as long as you’re the prime minister and the leader of this country, it’s in our national interest that Hungary be successful.
If you face financial struggles, if you face things that are impediments to growth, if you face things that threaten the stability of your country, I know that President Trump will be very interested … to finding ways to provide assistance…
Unfortunately, the vast majority of the opposition is no longer present inside of Venezuela.
If I lived in Havana and I were in the government, I’d be concerned, at least a little bit.
Don’t play games while this president’s in office because it’s not gonna turn out well
They understand that the only way they can move oil and generate revenue and not have economic collapse is if they cooperate and work with the United States.
These ships, if they weren’t in the Caribbean, they’d be somewhere else conducting activity.





