Cuba, China, and the pope: Marco Rubio's raucous White House press fill-in
Secretary of State Marco Rubio filled in for White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday, fielding foreign policy questions ranging from Cuba and Iran to the Vatican and more.
TL;DR
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio conducted a press conference, filling in for the White House press secretary.
- He addressed foreign policy topics including Cuba, Iran, and the Vatican.
- Rubio denied the existence of a formal "oil blockade" on Cuba.
- He stated that Venezuela is no longer supplying Cuba with free oil.
- Rubio criticized Cuba's economic model and described its leaders as "incompetent communists."