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Rubio encourages Cubans to pursue change on the island

The secretary of state posted a message on X for people seeking positive change in Cuba and referred to a discreet partnership.

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Editorial illustration of Marco Rubio encouraging Cubans to pursue change on the island
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Marco Rubio posted a message from his verified X account addressing Cubans who seek change in Cuba. The secretary of state presented the initiative as an opportunity to act now and connected it to a discreet partnership. The appeal was directed at people seeking positive change on the island and was made public through his account.

The text links the invitation to criticism of broken promises, corruption and privileged lives enjoyed by a few. Those points appear as sources of disappointment and form part of the argument encouraging recipients to pursue the change they want. The central idea is an explicit invitation for Cubans to act toward that goal.

The message also ties that purpose to a partnership described as discreet. The available excerpts do not explain the arrangement's scope or how it would work. The appeal presents action as a path toward the desired change and urges people to take advantage of the moment. Discretion appears as a characteristic of the partnership mentioned.

The information also records an immediate reaction from Carlos A. Giménez, described as a Cuban American congressman and the only member of Congress born in Cuba. His response followed Rubio's message, but the available excerpt does not say what he stated or did beyond noting that he replied immediately. It adds a reaction without enough information to characterize its substance.

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