Marco Rubio actually said...

"General Secretary Xi Jinping is correctly regarded as the most ideological Chinese Communist Party leader since Mao Zedong."

"Under President Xi, the Chinese Communist Party has become more repressive at home and more aggressive abroad in challenging the rules--based international order."

"I am really concerned about whether we can continue to afford to do some of the things that we are doing."

"As a parent, I send my children to school each day to learn how to read, how to write, how to do math--in short, I want them to learn critical skills for their future."