Rubio doubtful of diplomacy with Cuba as Trump raises new threat of military action

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends at a press conference at the US Embassy in Rome, Friday, May 8, 2026. Stefano Rellandini/Pool AFP/AP hide caption toggle caption Stefano Rellandini/Pool AFP/AP WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and America's top diplomat on Thursday again raised the specter of U.S. military intervention in Cuba, a renewed threat that takes on greater weight a day after the administration announced criminal charges against the island's former leader, Raúl Castro. …