Washington DC, May 20 -- US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) said the United States was "freeing up Cuba" and would help the Cuban people following the indictment of former Cuban President Raul Castro in the US.

Speaking to reporters, Trump said the US had significant expertise on Cuba due to the presence of the CIA in the island nation and the Cuban roots of Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

In a post on X, the Department of State said, "PRESIDENT TRUMP: We have a lot of people in Cuba. We have the CIA there. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is from there, so we have a lot of expertise. We're going to help the Cuban people out. We're freeing up Cuba."

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez slammed the indictment, sayin...