Political Quotes

Marco Rubio

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

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Sep 23, 2026

Both sides have expressed an interest in some limited ceasefire that involved grain and energy.

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Sep 23, 2026

I think the fundamental challenge, and it's really at the core of what Iran needs to decide - do they want to be a country or do they want to be a revolution?

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Sep 23, 2026

I think slaughtering 10,000 of your own people in protests is a violation of the U.N. - I hope it's a violation of the U.N. principles.

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Sep 23, 2026

I watch a lot of American news coverage, and it sounds, in some cases, for example, like they’re rooting for Iran.

state.gov
Sep 23, 2026

America needs to lead the world in AI, but we have to do it in a way that doesn’t harm our country.

state.gov
Sep 23, 2026

A group like that can never have a nuclear weapon, and if we can achieve that outcome in a positive way, we’d love to do it.

state.gov
Sep 23, 2026

Unfortunately, that’s been the tradition and the rule for the State Department, is that we don’t inject ourselves in domestic politics.

state.gov
Sep 23, 2026

If we can’t use our base when we have a contingency, then what’s the point of having the base?

state.gov
Sep 23, 2026

This was about national security, both for missile defense, defense of the Arctic, defense of waterways – all of that was critical.

state.gov
Sep 23, 2026

We cannot afford to not be at the leading edge of AI because it’s going to happen.

state.gov
Sep 23, 2026

The person in charge of all of these things is the President. He’s the decision maker and oftentimes the implementer.

state.gov
Sep 23, 2026

We think that would be a great idea, an energy infrastructure ceasefire in which you’re not – Ukraine’s infrastructure is not being targeted, Russian energy supplies are not being targeted as well.

state.gov
Sep 23, 2026

The President has always wanted to end this war and is prepared to do anything he can to bring it to an end.

state.gov
Sep 23, 2026

We will always stand with Saudi Arabia and support them because we have an agreement with them to do so.

state.gov
Sep 23, 2026

You never close the door to agreements or diplomacy because sometimes things change in the system.

state.gov
Sep 23, 2026

We need to remember that when we talk. We’re not just talking about politicians here. We’re talking about people who are theologically driven to make the decisions that they make.

state.gov
Sep 23, 2026

Imagine if they had a nuclear weapon and the ability to use that against their neighbors, against us, against the world. That can never happen.

state.gov
Sep 23, 2026

These people can never have nuclear weapons.

state.gov
Sep 23, 2026

At the core of all this – we talk about oil, we talk about the Straits of Hormuz – the central issue here is Iran is run by lunatic clerics, okay?

state.gov
Sep 23, 2026

This historic deal is a huge win for the United States and the American people. Thanks to President Trump’s vision and leadership, this historic agreement permanently guarantees U.S. security interests in the Arctic at zero cost to the…

whitehouse.gov
Sep 11, 2026

We have a lot to do because, unfortunately, this government inherited a series of disasters, bad decisions.

state.gov
Sep 11, 2026

I have no plans at this time. I’m 100% focused on my jobs.

state.gov
Sep 11, 2026

We always have the right to operate and take action to protect the national security of the United States.

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Sep 11, 2026

At the same time, security is space for prosperity, that wants every government to have prosperity for its people, that have economic opportunities based on the help of the presidents and the authorities.

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Sep 11, 2026

We are now carrying out more joint operations with South American countries in their own territorial waters.

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