President Donald Trump reposted a social media message on Sunday suggesting that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, born to Cuban immigrant parents, would become the next leader of Cuba.
Trump republished on his Truth Social platform a message from X user Cliff Smith on January 8 that read: “Marco Rubio will be president of Cuba,” accompanied by a crying laughing emoji.
“Sounds good to me!” Trump commented in his repost.
https://www.barrons.com/news/trump-reposts-suggestion-that-rubio-become-next-cuba-leader-b2d0a6c3
Despite President Trump’s social media pronouncement Sunday that “there will be no more oil or money going to Cuba — zero,” the current U.S. policy is to allow Mexico to continue to provide oil to the island, according to Energy Secretary Chris Wright and another U.S. official.
Cuba desperately needs the oil, since Venezuela is no longer supplying it, after Nicolás Maduro’s ouster just over a week ago.
Mr. Trump spoke with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Monday morning. The White House and Mexican government have not yet said whether Mexico’s oil supply to Cuba was discussed.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-mexico-cuba-oil/
As Trump urges deal, Cuban president warns that the country will defend itself ‘to the last drop of blood’
‘No one dictates what we do,’ Cuban President Diaz-Canel declared
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez declared Sunday that the island nation would defend itself “to the last drop of blood,” responding to pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to strike a deal with Washington.
President Trump had spoken about Cuba in a Truth Social post earlier in the day, urging that “they make a deal, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE.”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that he will meet with officials from Denmark next week about Greenland.
Rubio’s comments on Capitol Hill came as the Trump administration has amped up rhetoric about taking over Greenland, which is a self-governing territory of Denmark.
He was asked why the administration had not accepted Denmark’s request for a discussion about the island.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/07/greenland-rubio-denmark-trump.html