Natalie Kitroeff

And that something else should be exposing Cubans to the benefits of capitalism.

Right.

After the break, we get inside the Trump administration's strategy with my colleague Michael Crowley.

We'll be right back.

So, Michael, our colleague Frenchy Robles just told us that the Cuban regime is more vulnerable than it's ever been because of the policies that the Trump administration has carried out.

You cover the administration's foreign policy.

So take me inside that story.

What are you seeing?

Okay, so Rubio is absolutely central, you're saying.

Why is this his singular obsession?

Just tell me what his motivations are.

It's interesting, you're saying his career was forged inside this Cuban-American community that, Frenchy told us this as well, has been both powerful and very keen on toppling the Castro regime.

This is Rubio.

This is his people.

And obviously now he has the reins of U.S.

foreign policy as Secretary of State, as National Security Advisor.

So how have you seen this play out for him?

You're saying that Rubio wanted to oust Maduro because he's not in favor of this regime, obviously, but also he sees this as a way of weakening Cuba.

Frenchy had told us that Cuba had come to rely on Venezuela for oil.

And so by getting control of Venezuela's oil, Rubio thinks that he can directly impact the Cuban regime.