Trump says Cuba "is going to fall" and says he will send Marco Rubio
Mar 7th 2026
In a CNN interview President Trump said Cuba is "going to fall pretty soon," said he will send Senator Marco Rubio to handle a deal, and called Iran the current priority for his administration.
- Trump told CNN that "Cuba is gonna fall pretty soon" during a phone interview with Dana Bash.
- He said he plans to "put Marco" Rubio in Cuba to handle negotiations because "they want to make a deal so badly."
- Trump said Cuba is "ready" after 50 years and claimed it has "fallen right into my lap."
- He described Iran as the current priority and said the administration will finish that effort before moving to Cuba.
- A day earlier Trump said it is only a "question of time" before American Cubans can return to the island.