Marco Rubio to be Cuban President if US takes over? Trump's cryptic response ignites new speculation

US President Donald Trump, amid the simmering tensions between US and Venezuela, hinted that the idea of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio as the president of Cuba ‘sounds good to him.’ Of late, the POTUS has reposted and responded to a series of social media posts featuring the ‘US takeover’ of Cuba.

From ‘finest Cuban cigarettes’ to mention of ‘Marco Rubio will be president of Cuba’ — Donald Trump has reposted not one or two – but a series of posts about US ‘taking over’ the island nation.

Donald Trump's increased cryptic posts about the Caribbean island nation come at a time when his administration is stepping up its offensive across Latin America, heavily reinforcing US military deployment in the Caribbean, raiding Caracas to capture the Venezuelan president Maduro and stepping up threats against the governments of Panama, Colombia and Cuba – igniting new speculations.

The POTUS's posts also come days after he spoke with Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel and invited him over.

With the Trump administration exerting control over Venezuela, Cuba has lost one of its principal economic patrons and oil suppliers.

On Friday, 9 January, the US military seized a fifth oil tanker as part of what the military called efforts to target sanctions-busting vessels traveling to and from Venezuela.

According to a report by ABC News, experts have warned that a sudden halt in Venezuelan oil shipments to Cuba could lead to widespread social unrest and mass migration following the US attacks against Venezuela – which also saw the capture of former President Nicolás Maduro.