Cuba will embark on a path of radical change before the expiration of US President Donald Trump's term and his administration in January 2029, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has stated. So I think Cuba will be on that path," the Secretary of State said. According to Rubio, "it's in the national interest of our country to have a Cuba that's safe and stable and aligned with the US." On May 18, Politico reported that the US government is increasingly leaning toward the use of military force against Cuba. In a June interview with Axios, the US leader raised the possibility of conducting a regime-change operation in Cuba.