Political Quotes

On the recordMay 28, 2025
If you tell me that you’re coming to the United States to lead campus crusades, to take over libraries and burn down — try to burn down buildings and acts of violence, we’re not going to give you a visa.
Said by
Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Rubio stated that visas will be denied to students linked to violence.

Share & report

More from Marco Rubio

May 20, 2025

I understand your point that it's not in sufficient amounts. But we were pleased to see that decision was made.

cbsnews.com
May 20, 2025

Ultimately the answer here is for this [war] to end, hopefully with the elimination of Hamas, because the people of Gaza deserve a more prosperous, peaceful future, which they will never have as long as Hamas exists.

cbsnews.com
May 23, 2025

If we make enough progress, we’d like to see the law repealed, because you’re going to struggle to find people to invest in a country when any in six months, sanctions could come back. We’re not there yet. That’s premature.

cnn.com
May 23, 2025

President Trump is providing the Syrian government with the chance to promote peace and stability, both within Syria and in Syria’s relations with its neighbors.

nbcnews.com

Other voices in this conversation