Published Apr 9, 2026, 5:53 PM ET · Updated 7 months ago · 1 source

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel tells NBC News that he will not step down

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel told NBC News’ Meet the Press that he would not step down in his first interview with a U.S. network, a portion of which was broadcast Thursday. In a nearly five-minute clip that is part of a longer interview scheduled to air on Sunday, journalist Kristen Welker asked Díaz-Canel if he would be “willing to step down if it meant saving Cuba. ” Before answering, Díaz-Canel asked if she had ever posed that question to any other president