Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. On Saturday, Rubio said Cuba should be concerned following Maduro's arrest by U.S. forces. (Fox News)
"One of the biggest problems Venezuelans have is they have to declare independence from Cuba," he said during a news conference in which officials revealed details of the military operation. "They tried to basically colonize it from a security standpoint."
He added that the communist island was "a disaster. It’s run by incompetent, senile men — and in some cases, not senile, but incompetent nonetheless."
The secretary has repeatedly denounced Cuba and its leadership as a dictatorship and a failed state.
"If I lived in Havana, and I was in the government, I’d be concerned — at least a little bit," Rubio said.
Trump said Cuba was something his administration would "end up talking about because Cuba is a failing nation right now — a very badly failing nation."
US CAPTURE OF MADURO CHAMPIONED, CONDEMNED ACROSS WORLD STAGE AFTER SURGICAL VENEZUELA STRIKES
President Donald Trump shared a photo of captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro aboard the USS Iwo Jima after strikes on Venezuela, on Saturday. (Truth Social/ @realDonaldTrump)
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Maduro and his wife "will soon face the full wrath of American justice on American soil in American courts," Bondi wrote.
They are charged with narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy, possession of machine guns and destructive devices, and conspiracy to possess machine guns and destructive devices against the U.S.
Louis Casiano is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to louis.casiano@fox.com.
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