Rubio Calls for Dramatic Change in Cuban Leadership Amid Nationwide Blackout

‘Cuba has an economy that doesn’t work and a political and governmental system that can’t fix it,’ U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio reacts as he meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty at the State Department in Washington on Feb. 10, 2025. Reuters/Craig Hudson/File Photo

Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on Tuesday for dramatic change within the Cuban communist regime following its third nationwide blackout in four months.

“Cuba has an economy that doesn’t work and a political and governmental system that can’t fix it,” Rubio, who is of Cuban descent, said. “So we’ve got some big decisions over there.”