Political Quotes

Marco Rubio

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U.S. Secretary of State in the Trump administration; formerly U.S. Senator from Florida.

Quotes by year · 2009–20264,055 total · peak 2025 (881)
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Jul 24, 2026

They don’t seem yet to realize that they have to make a deal or they’re going to face catastrophic collapse of their economy.

state.gov
Jul 24, 2026

Well, right now their negotiating position is they’re begging to make a deal.

state.gov
Jul 24, 2026

Their industrial base has been decimated. Their defense industrial base has been decimated. They’re losing launchers; they’re losing radars every single night. They are suffering billions of dollars in damage, and their economy is a…

washingtonexaminer.com
Jul 24, 2026

The President’s policy is ‘a head for an eye.’ I mean, honestly, that’s what it’s going to be. I mean, they will pay a very heavy price for the things they’re doing.

washingtonexaminer.com
Jul 24, 2026

By restricting visa issuance to those who are responsible for or complicit in these criminal enterprises, we are sending a clear message: The United States will go after those who prey on our citizens.

foxnews.com
Jul 24, 2026

This policy targets individuals responsible for, or complicit in, cybercrime and cyber-enabled crime, such as those involved in cyberscams, and sextortion.

foxnews.com
Jul 24, 2026

Those need to be managed very carefully, because obviously, a conflict — be it economic or otherwise — between the U.S. and China would have a dramatic global impact.

npr.org
Jul 24, 2026

The president's policy is a head for an eye.

npr.org
Jul 24, 2026

The price will continue to get higher every single night until they come to their senses.

npr.org
Jul 24, 2026

We've tried and we'll continue to try to see if we can, you know, find a middle ground that brings this about.

npr.org
Jul 23, 2026

That's been the challenge, is an end that both sides can accept, and we've tried, and we'll continue to try to see if we can find a middle ground that brings this about.

themoscowtimes.com
Jul 23, 2026

I think it is a very bloody war. I think both sides should have an incentive to bring it to an end.

themoscowtimes.com
Jul 23, 2026

The United States, the president's been clear that ... we are prepared to play a constructive role in bringing about an end to a senseless war, and we're ready to do that.

themoscowtimes.com
Jul 23, 2026

The Communist Cuban regime continues to pose a deep multifaceted threat to U.S. national security and hemispheric stability.

foreignpolicy.com
Jul 23, 2026

How do you replace Hezbollah? You defeat and replace them with a government that is strong enough to be the sole force of arms in the country.

abcnews.com
Jul 23, 2026

A missile got through. We shot down almost all the missiles. One leaked through … it's heartbreaking.

cbsnews.com
Jul 23, 2026

Iran is clearly not ready to make a deal – at least, not one they're willing to live by.

cbsnews.com
Jul 23, 2026

Iran is begging us, both directly and indirectly, let's do a deal, let's talk.

cbsnews.com
Jul 23, 2026

The president's policy is 'a head for an eye.' I mean, honestly, that's what it's going to be.

cbsnews.com
Jul 22, 2026

Obviously, the war in Ukraine, I think, has, in many ways, impeded the ability of Russia and the United States to find areas of agreement on other topics.

themoscowtimes.com
Jul 22, 2026

The United States calls on the international community to join forces to demonstrate to the Murillo-Ortega dictatorship that it cannot expect to maintain business as usual with other nations when it is thwarting the basic tenets of our…

state.gov
Jul 22, 2026

The Nicaraguan people have the right to choose their own leaders through democratic elections.

state.gov
Jul 22, 2026

Daniel Ortega’s declaration that under his family’s dictatorship Nicaragua will never again hold elections lays bare their true authoritarian nature.

state.gov
Jul 22, 2026

The United States, as I said earlier and I repeat again, stands with ASEAN, and we’re working together to strengthen our economies and our people through forward-looking collaboration.

state.gov
Jul 22, 2026

The future and the story of the 21st century will be written in this region and by how events unfold here.

state.gov

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