{"id":327011,"date":"2026-03-18T00:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T00:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/rubio-calls-for-new-leadership-in-cuba-after-nationwide-blackout\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T00:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T00:00:09","slug":"rubio-calls-for-new-leadership-in-cuba-after-nationwide-blackout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/rubio-calls-for-new-leadership-in-cuba-after-nationwide-blackout\/","title":{"rendered":"Rubio calls for new leadership in Cuba after nationwide blackout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/MiHYWRe88rI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Rubio calls for new leadership in Cuba after nationwide blackout\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MiHYWRe88rI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>US President Donald Trump said last week that Cuba is in \u201cdeep trouble\u201d and that the United States may or may not be a part of a \u201cfriendly takeover\u201d of the country. \u201cThey\u2019re down to, as they say, fumes,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>US Secretary of State Marco Rubio echoed those comments on Tuesday, saying Cuba needs new leadership. \u201cSo they\u2019re in a lot of trouble, and the people in charge, they don\u2019t know how to fix it, so they have to get new people in charge,\u201d he said at the Oval Office. Rubio had been asked if he supported easing a trade embargo against Cuba, which he declined to specifically discuss. \u201cSuffice it to say that the embargo is tied to political change on the island. The law \u2013 the embargo\u2019s codified, but the bottom line is, their economy doesn\u2019t work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>0:00 Rubio calls for new leadership in Cuba amid deepening economic crisis<br \/>\n0:43 Havana bureau chief reports on the state of Cuba<br \/>\n3:32 Experts panel discusses the viability of US &#8216;taking over&#8217; Cuba<br \/>\n5:45 How Cuba is restoring power after a nationwide outage<\/p>\n<p>Watch more CNN here: https:\/\/cnn.it\/4kh5RPe<\/p>\n<p>#Cuba #Rubio #News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US President Donald Trump said last week that Cuba is in \u201cdeep trouble\u201d and that the United States may or may not be a part of a \u201cfriendly takeover\u201d of the country. \u201cThey\u2019re down to, as they say, fumes,\u201d he said. 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