Marco Rubio actually said...

it is not charity. It is in the national security and national interest of the United States to help nations build capacity

Rubio argues that aiding other nations serves U.S. national security interests.

01/02/2018

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They wanted that assistance to be channeled through the Colombian Government.

I think we will hear from them on it. I can tell you I know what their opinion on it is.

Supporting democracy begins by supporting the existing democracies, to do nothing that undermines their strength or legitimacy.

We have seen that, of course, from the Chinese Communist Party. We have seen it from Putin's Russia.