Marco Rubio says he believes Cuba is 'in a lot of trouble'

Just one day after the U.S. conducted a military operation that led to the capture of Maduro, Secretary of State Marco Rubio reiterated a warning to Cuba, telling NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that he thinks “they’re in a lot of trouble.”

Just one day after the U.S. conducted a military operation that led to the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Secretary of State Marco Rubio reiterated a warning to Cuba, telling NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that he thinks “they’re in a lot of trouble.”

“I’m not going to talk to you about what our future steps are going to be and our policies are going to be right now in this regard,” Rubio said. “But I don’t think it’s any mystery that we are not big fans of the Cuban regime, who, by the way, are the ones that were propping up Maduro.”

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Rubio’s latest remarks come after he and President Donald Trump signaled at a news conference Saturday that the administration could begin targeting Cuba’s government next, with the secretary of state issuing a stern warning to Cuban officials: “If I lived in Havana and I was in the government, I’d be concerned.”

Add NBC News to GoogleMarco Rubio says Maduro’s capture is ‘not a war against Venezuela’: Full interview18:12Trump on Saturday compared Cuba’s situation to that of Venezuela, telling reporters, “I think Cuba is going to be something we’ll end up talking about, because Cuba is a failing nation right now, a very badly failing nation, and we want to help the people.”