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 · 2009–20264,269 total · peak 2025 (884)
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Jul 2, 2025

USAID has little to show since the end of the Cold War. Development objectives have rarely been met, instability has often worsened, and anti-American sentiment has only grown.

nbcnews.com
Jul 1, 2025

Calls in Iran for the arrest and execution of IAEA Director General Grossi are unacceptable and should be condemned.

breitbart.com
Jul 1, 2025

Let there be no doubt, under President Trump’s leadership we will hold the illegitimate Cuban regime accountable and stand with the Cuban people in their pursuit of liberty and justice.

breitbart.com
Jul 1, 2025

We are reorienting our foreign assistance programs to align directly with what is best for the United States and our citizens.

huffpost.com
Jun 30, 2025

At USAID, 12 cents of every dollar was reaching the recipient. That means that in order for us to get aid to somebody, we had to spend all this other money supporting this foreign aid industrial complex.

breitbart.com
Jun 30, 2025

Gains were too few and the costs were too high

nbcnews.com
Jun 30, 2025

The core national interests of the United States

nbcnews.com
Jun 29, 2025

We support the lAEA’s critical verification and monitoring efforts in Iran and commend the Director General and the lAEA for their dedication and professionalism.

thehill.com
Jun 28, 2025

Heads of state would be here in Washington in a few weeks to finalize the complete protocol and agreement.

nypost.com
Jun 28, 2025

True victory in Gaza will only be realized when all the hostages return home.

breitbart.com
Jun 27, 2025

We have achieved something that many thought was impossible.

breitbart.com
Jun 27, 2025

President Trump is a president of peace. He really does want peace. He prioritizes it above all else.

cnn.com
Jun 27, 2025

This is an important moment after 30 years of war.

cnn.com
Jun 26, 2025

The U.S. Department of State will use all necessary tools to deter and dismantle the flow of fentanyl and other illicit drugs from entering the United States and harming U.S. citizens.

newsweek.com
Jun 26, 2025

Imposing visa restrictions on drug traffickers, their family members, and close personal and business associates will not only prevent them from entering the United States, but it will serve as a deterrent for continued illicit activities.

newsweek.com
Jun 26, 2025

We’d love to have peaceful relations with any country in the world.

cnn.com
Jun 26, 2025

What happens next will now depend on what Iran chooses to do next.

cbsnews.com
Jun 26, 2025

The department, which he described as 'bloated' and 'bureaucratic,' would undergo 'comprehensive reorganization.'

cbsnews.com
Jun 25, 2025

Rubio dismissed the media reports as 'false' and said they did not capture the full picture.

nypost.com
Jun 25, 2025

That’s the most important thing to understand — significant, very significant, substantial damage was done to a variety of different components, and we’re just learning more about it.

nypost.com
Jun 25, 2025

The bottom line is, they are much further away from a nuclear weapon today than they were before the president took this bold action.

nypost.com
Jun 25, 2025

I don’t think the agreement Spain has reached is sustainable, and frankly, it puts them in a very difficult situation compared to their other allies and partners.

breitbart.com
Jun 25, 2025

They claim they can do it for less, but Spain right now has deep internal political challenges, [and] they have a left-of-center government that basically wants to spend very little, if anything, on the military.

breitbart.com
Jun 25, 2025

I don’t think that the agreement that Spain has reached is sustainable, and frankly it puts them in a very tough spot with regards to their other allies and partners.

huffpost.com
Jun 25, 2025

I would call this ‘the Trump summit’.

huffpost.com

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