At the UN General Assembly, President Trump joked that on the way back from Iran the US could put Rubio aboard "a very big, beautiful aircraft carrier" and leave him in Cuba to "handle the rest," noting Rubio's Cuban heritage. He had threatened in May to dispatch the USS Abraham Lincoln to waters near Cuba after any US military action against Iran; this time he made no operational announcement. Trump called Cuba a "totally failed state" whose political system would "collapse," prompting the Cuba

At the UN General Assembly, President Trump joked that on the way back from Iran the US could put Rubio aboard "a very big, beautiful aircraft carrier" and leave him in Cuba to "handle the rest," noting Rubio's Cuban heritage. He had threatened in May to dispatch the USS Abraham Lincoln to waters near Cuba after any US military action against Iran; this time he made no operational announcement. Trump called Cuba a "totally failed state" whose political system would "collapse," prompting the Cuban delegation to walk out, and said Rubio is involved in discussions with Cuba.