Rubio calls on Cubans to work with CIA

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has urged Cubans to collaborate discreetly with the CIA in an effort to effect change in the communist nation. In a social media post, Rubio stated that those striving for positive transformation in Cuba should seize the opportunity to partner with the CIA. The unusual appeal suggests that the CIA may currently be active in Cuba, following a long history of covert operations, including the failed Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961.

Cuban officials dismissed Rubio's call, with Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernandez de Cossio labeling it as the US resorting to public recruitment for the CIA. The CIA responded by uploading a Spanish-language video offering guidance for individuals with information of interest to the agency. Trump, meanwhile, was seen at a rally in Florida expressing his desire for regime change in Cuba, stating that US military ships would approach the island and that Rubio would finalize the deal.