politics
Florida GOP senator says US won't need to use military in Cuba
Key takeaways
- Link copied by Jonathan Carter - 05/20/26 8:16 PM ET Link copied NOW PLAYING Sen.
- I don t think we re going to have to do it, Scott said when asked about possible military intervention on The Hill with Blake Burman on News Nation, The Hill s broadcast partner.
- The Justice Department on Wednesday unsealed an indictment charging former Cuban President Ra l Castro with murder, and the country has faced an energy embargo imposed by the U.S. after Maduro s capture.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
Link copied by Jonathan Carter - 05/20/26 8:16 PM ET Link copied NOW PLAYING Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) on Wednesday said the U.S. won t need to use military action in Cuba and that he thinks the Cuban people will rise up.
I don t think we re going to have to do it, Scott said when asked about possible military intervention on The Hill with Blake Burman on News Nation, The Hill s broadcast partner. I think what s going to happen is, we ve seen the Cuban people rise up, and that s why there s political prisoners right now.
Scott s comments come amid rising tensions between the U.S. and Cuba.
Article preview — originally published by The Hill. Full story at the source.
Read full story on The Hill →
More top stories
Also covered by
Aggregated and edited by the Scoop newsroom. We surface news from The Hill alongside other reporting so you can compare coverage in one place.
Editorial policy · Corrections · About Scoop