Political Quotes

On the recordSeptember 4, 2025
If you're on a boat full of cocaine or fentanyl or whatever, headed to the United States, you're an immediate threat to the United States.
Said by
Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Rubio discusses the justification for military strikes on drug trafficking vessels.

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