Rubio calls for new Cuban leaders as latest blackout underscores deepening crisis
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Secretary of State Rubio called for new Cuban leadership as the island experienced its third nationwide blackout in four months.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio called for "new people in charge" of Cuba as the island nation experienced its third nationwide blackout in four months, escalating U.S. pressure on Havana's government. The blackouts signal deepening economic and infrastructure collapse on the socialist island, which has faced chronic fuel shortages and deteriorating power systems. Rubio's explicit call for leadership change represents a direct challenge to the Cuban government and reflects the Trump administration's hardline stance toward the Castro regime. Cuba's power crisis has triggered widespread shortages of food, water, and medicine, with residents struggling through extended periods without electricity. The statement underscores the administration's view that systemic change in Cuba's governance is necessary to address the humanitarian emergency unfolding there.
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