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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Aug 29, 2025

Since January, we’ve saved the taxpayers tens of billions of dollars.

breitbart.com
Aug 29, 2025

I joked with @POTUS that I had four jobs. He told me to give one to my friend @RussVought47. So I did.

breitbart.com
Aug 28, 2025

I urge Iranian leaders to take the immediate steps necessary to ensure that their nation will never obtain a nuclear weapon; to walk the path of peace; and to, by extension, advance prosperity for the Iranian people.

cbsnews.com
Aug 28, 2025

Snapback does not contradict our earnest readiness for diplomacy, it only enhances it.

cbsnews.com
Aug 28, 2025

At the same time, the United States remains available for direct engagement with Iran — in furtherance of a peaceful, enduring resolution to the Iran nuclear issue.

cbsnews.com
Aug 22, 2025

The increasing number of foreign drivers operating large tractor-trailer trucks on U.S. roads is endangering American lives and undercutting the livelihoods of American truckers.

breitbart.com
Aug 22, 2025

Effective immediately, we are pausing all issuance of worker visas for commercial truck drivers.

breitbart.com
Aug 22, 2025

Second, we had outreach from multiple congressional offices asking questions about it, and so we’re going to re-evaluate how those visas are being granted.

newrepublic.com
Aug 21, 2025

First of all, it’s not just kids. It’s a bunch of adults that are accompanying them. Second, we had outreach from multiple congressional offices asking questions about it, and so we’re going to re-evaluate how those visas are being granted.

msnbc.com
Aug 18, 2025

They’re not coming here to keep Zelensky from getting bullied. They are coming here tomorrow because we’ve been working with the Europeans … We invited them to come.

newrepublic.com
Aug 18, 2025

I'm not saying they're going to leave that room with a peace deal, but I think the fact that people are now talking to each other: This wasn't happening for three and a half years.

cbsnews.com
Aug 17, 2025

So, in order for there to be a peace deal – this is just a fact. We may not like it, it may not be pleasant, it may be distasteful, but in order for there to be an end of the war, there are things Russia wants that it cannot get, and there…

cbsnews.com
Aug 17, 2025

In order to have a deal here to end – to reach the end of this conflict, both sides are going to have to make concessions. That's just a fact.

cbsnews.com
Aug 17, 2025

We're not going to be in partnership with groups that have links or sympathies towards Hamas.

cbsnews.com
Aug 17, 2025

Well, it's unfortunate. Children should be returned to their families.

cbsnews.com
Aug 17, 2025

If there aren't concessions, if one side gets everything they want, that's called surrender. That's called the end of the war through surrender.

cbsnews.com
Aug 17, 2025

The point is, we need to create a scenario where that becomes possible. And that's why this has been so hard, because neither side, up to now, has been willing to give on some of these things.

cbsnews.com
Aug 17, 2025

But if he did this now – the moment the president puts those additional sanctions, that's the end of the talks.

cbsnews.com
Aug 17, 2025

The president has that option to then come in and impose new sanctions. But if he did this now – the moment the president puts those additional sanctions, that's the end of the talks.

cbsnews.com
Aug 17, 2025

That's just the way it is. And, I mean, the sooner we accept that, that's the reality.

cbsnews.com
Aug 17, 2025

Well, first of all, it's not just kids. It's a bunch of adults that are accompanying them.

cbsnews.com
Aug 17, 2025

That's why this has been so hard, because neither side, up to now, has been willing to give on some of these things.

cbsnews.com
Aug 17, 2025

We need to create a scenario where that becomes possible. And that's why this has been so hard, because neither side, up to now, has been willing to give on some of these things.

cbsnews.com
Aug 17, 2025

If peace is not going to be possible here, and this is just going to continue on as a war, people will continue to die by the thousands.

cbsnews.com

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