Rubio urges Cubans seeking change to contact CIA as Trump sharpens rhetoric
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday urged Cubans seeking “positive change” to establish a “discreet partnership” with the CIA, as the Trump administration increased pressure on Cuba’s communist government.
“The disappointment of failed promises, corruption, and the privileged lives of only a few; seize this opportunity to create the change you desire,” Rubio wrote on X. The CIA reposted his message and published a Spanish-language video explaining how people could securely contact the agency, including through its website or by visiting an official U.S. facility when safe.
President Donald Trump also escalated his rhetoric during a Friday campaign rally in South Florida. Referring to U.S. Navy ships deployed near the Strait of Hormuz, Trump said they would pass Cuba on their return and suggested one could stop near the coast before Rubio was sent “to finish up the deal.” The remarks followed new U.S. economic sanctions on a Cuban state-run bank that Washington said had ties to Iran.
Cuban officials rejected the statements. Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla denounced what he called U.S. threats and warned against arriving on Cuba’s shores with “hostile intentions and a desire for domination.” Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío mocked the CIA’s public recruitment effort, saying it reflected desperation within the agency.
HOW THIS STORY WAS MADE
Written from 8 articles, 2 with the publisher's own text; 7 independent newsrooms once syndicated copies count as one; this version written 24 h after the record first saw the story; the editor revised it.
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WHAT THE EDITOR DID
The second model checked the writer's draft against the same sources and changed it before publication. Struck words were in the draft; underlined words are its corrections.
WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: Correct the quoted word to match Rubio’s sourced post. - "“discreet partnership”": The story presents this as Rubio’s exact wording, but the sourced quote says “discrete partnership.”
THE DRAFT AND THE CHANGES
Rubio urges Cubans seeking change to contact CIA as Trump sharpens rhetoric
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday urged Cubans seeking “positive change” to establish a “discreet partnership” with the CIA, as the Trump administration increased pressure on Cuba’s communist government. “The disappointment of failed promises, corruption, and the privileged lives of only a few; seize this opportunity to create the change you desire,” Rubio wrote on X. The CIA reposted his message and published a Spanish-language video explaining how people could securely contact the agency, including through its website or by visiting an official U.S. facility when safe. President Donald Trump also escalated his rhetoric during a Friday campaign rally in South Florida. Referring to U.S. Navy ships deployed near the Strait of Hormuz, Trump said they would pass Cuba on their return and suggested one could stop near the coast before Rubio was sent “to finish up the deal.” The remarks followed new U.S. economic sanctions on a Cuban state-run bank that Washington said had ties to Iran. Cuban officials rejected the statements. Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla denounced what he called U.S. threats and warned against arriving on Cuba’s shores with “hostile intentions and a desire for domination.” Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío mocked the CIA’s public recruitment effort, saying it reflected desperation within the agency.
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