Reference News Network, March 19 report: According to EFE, on March 18, both the White House and Secretary of State Rubio denied the New York Times' report about the Trump administration's efforts to have Cuban President Diaz-Canel removed during negotiations with Havana.
The report stated that Rubio commented on the story on social media: "The reason why many American media continue to publish such fake news is that they still rely on so-called well-informed hustlers and liars."
The New York Times subsequently issued a statement in response to Rubio, defending the authenticity of the report and emphasizing that it was based on "conversations with four people who were familiar with the U.S.-Cuba negotiations."
After the statement was released, White House Communications Director Zhang Zhenxi criticized the report for using "false sources." He rebutted, "Only President Trump and Rubio understand the situation in Cuba. Your lazy journalists are relying on false sources that know nothing about the current situation." (Translated by Han Chao)
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