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Marco Rubio: When President Kennedy announced that we were gonna put a man on the moon and return him safely to the Earth, no one…

On the recordJune 14, 2026
When President Kennedy announced that we were gonna put a man on the moon and return him safely to the Earth, no one thought that was possible, and we did it.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

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Rubio compares UFC to moon landing during event announcement.

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