Donald Trump's nomination of Marco Rubio for secretary of state may further complicate U.S.-Cuba relations in the years ahead.
Marco Rubio is poised to support Donald Trump in another tough standoff between the U.S. and Cuba in the years ahead, an expert told Newsweek.The president-elect nominated Rubio to be his secretary of state this week, and he would become the first Cuban American to hold the position if he is approved by the Senate in the coming weeks. But, far from bolstering connections, many fear his appointment could spell further complications in the fraught relations between the two nations.
'It is possible that this administration will renegotiate migration accords with Cuban officials to seek ways to curb the high number of Cubans coming to the U.S.'William LeoGrande, a professor of government at American University in Washington, D.C., told Newsweek that there is 'virtually no prospect' of U.S.-Cuba relations improving with Trump in the White House again.'U.S.
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