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Marco Rubio: “We've had them [Cuban spies] penetrate the highest levels of…”

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Marco Rubio: We can't IGNORE the threat of Cuba

Published August 2, 2026 | Video Starts at 01:06

We had an ambassador, a US Ambassador who ended up being a Cuban spy and was recently convicted. We've had them [Cuban spies] penetrate the highest levels of Defense Intelligence Agency. Anna Belen Montez was one of the single biggest intelligence failures on the part of the United States and one of the biggest penetrations we ever had in our system. (01:06–01:11)

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Asserts that Cuban spies have penetrated the highest levels of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency.

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