WASHINGTON _ The White House plans to turn up the pressure on Cuba for its role in what a senior administration official on Wednesday said was its efforts to subvert democracy in Venezuela and propping up President Nicolas Maduro.
The senior administration official said Maduro would be out of power if it wasn't for the Cuban intelligence operatives who help him control restless Venezuelans and block efforts to replace him.
"The issue of Cuban involvement in Venezuela is a fact. It's not a theory," said the official, briefing reporters on condition of anonymity per administration policy.
