President Donald Trump attends an event about loosening a federal refrigerant rule, in the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, May 21, 2026, in Washington.  Donald Trump will force the situation in Cuba until he gets what he wants, according to a BBC reporter. The US president and his secretary of state Marco Rubio have repeatedly threatened to use military action against the Central American country unless there is substantial regime change. Rubio has accused Cuba of being a national security threat for years because of its links to American opponents. The administration recently announced criminal charges against the island’s former leader Raul Castro, too, on a murder charge related to the downing of planes in 1996. Trump told reporters in the Oval Office: “Other presidents have looked at this for 50, 60 years, doing something. And it looks like I’ll be the one that does it. So I would be happy to do it.” Rubio, America’s top diplomat, claimed the Trump administration wants to resolve its conflicts with the US peacefully. But he …