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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Feb 18, 2025

Both countries had agreed to re-establish the functionality of our respective missions in Washington and Moscow.

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Feb 18, 2025

There’s a lot we can and we’ll continue to do in close partnership with our allies in Mexico.

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Feb 18, 2025

Both countries had agreed to re-establish the functionality of our respective missions in Washington and Moscow.

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Feb 18, 2025

I think there’s more they can do as well to confront this challenge, and my preference would be that we can work with the Mexicans on this issue cooperatively.

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Feb 18, 2025

I shared the Philippines’ concern about China’s dangerous and destabilizing actions in the South China Sea.

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Feb 17, 2025

I came away today convinced that they are willing to begin to engage in a serious process to determine how and how quickly and through what mechanism can end be brought to this war, whether we can ultimately reach that outcome will…

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Feb 17, 2025

The first is that both countries will ramp up their diplomatic facilities, their embassies in both Washington and Moscow, which have taken a real hit with diplomats and spies getting kicked out over the past few years.

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Feb 17, 2025

The European Union was going to have to be at the table at some point, because they have sanctions [against Russia] as well.

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Feb 17, 2025

We're going to need to have vibrant diplomatic missions that are able to function normally in order to be able to continue these conduits.

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Feb 17, 2025

I commend Lithuania's dedication to advancing our shared priorities and your strong stance against authoritarian regimes, particularly China and Russia.

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Feb 17, 2025

We're going to have a good outcome with the Panamanians. Look, they're good friends.

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Feb 17, 2025

The European Union is going to have to be at the table at some point because they have sanctions [on Russia] as well that have been imposed.

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Feb 17, 2025

We're going to need to have vibrant diplomatic missions that are able to function normally in order to be able to continue these conduits.

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Feb 17, 2025

There was no free speech in Nazi Germany.

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Feb 16, 2025

If he sees an opportunity to end it, which is what he's looking for, whether there is an opportunity or not, we're going to pursue it.

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Feb 16, 2025

I think that there is an erosion in free speech and intolerance for opposing points of view within Europe, and that's of concern.

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Feb 16, 2025

I can tell you that Donald Trump is the only leader in the world that could potentially begin that process.

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Feb 16, 2025

I assure you, the United States has come under withering criticism on many occasions from many leaders in Europe, and we don't go around throwing temper tantrums about it.

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Feb 16, 2025

One phone call does not solve a war as complex as this one.

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Feb 16, 2025

President Trump ran. He was very clear. He thinks this war needs to end.

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Feb 16, 2025

I know of no better negotiator in American politics than President Trump.

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Feb 16, 2025

President Trump made clear he wants to end this war, and if opportunities present themselves to further that, we're going to take them.

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Feb 16, 2025

I would love to wake up one day and hear the news that Iran has decided not to pursue a nuclear weapon.

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Feb 16, 2025

I said yesterday that peace is not a noun. It's a verb. It's an action. You have to take concrete steps towards it.

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Feb 16, 2025

What I can tell you is, I know of no better negotiator in American politics than President Trump.

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