Rubio Warns Cuban Leaders After Maduros Capture

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a press conference as President Donald Trump listens at Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Fla., on Jan. 3, 2026. Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesFollowing the U.S. military’s overnight mission in Caracas to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a direct warning to the leaders of Cuba.Rubio called Cuba’s leaders “incompetent, senile men” during a Dec. 3 press conference, adding that if he worked in the regime in Havana he’d “be concerned, at least a little bit.”