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A vehicle drives past a street vendor selling produce in Havana. — A vehicle drives past a street vendor selling produce in Havana.Photographer: Yander Zamora/Bloomberg

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By Skylar Woodhouse

February 17, 2026 at 2:19 AM UTC

President Donald Trump said that US government officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, are in discussions with Cuba’s Communist regime as the island nation faces worsening economic conditions.

“We’re talking to Cuba right now, and Marco Rubio is talking to Cuba right now,” Trump told reporters on Monday.