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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Feb 15, 2025

Hamas must be “eradicated.”

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Feb 15, 2025

Iran remains the “single greatest source of instability” in the Middle East.

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Feb 15, 2025

One meeting would not solve the war.

bbc.com
Feb 14, 2025

If it’s real negotiations, and we’re not there yet, but if that were to happen, Ukraine will have to be involved.

nbcnews.com
Feb 14, 2025

If it’s real negotiations... Ukraine will have to be involved because they’re the one that were invaded.

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Feb 13, 2025

This act is a vehement attack upon private property.

newsweek.com
Feb 13, 2025

Now, if someone has a better plan – and we hope they do, now's the time to present it.

bbc.com
Feb 12, 2025

It poses a serious threat.

bbc.com
Feb 12, 2025

My job is to advance America's national interests, not waste taxpayer money or coddle anti-Americanism

bbc.com
Feb 11, 2025

Marc Fogel is free! Marc was detained in Russia, and now after more than three years, he is on his way back home to reunite with his family.

newsweek.com
Feb 10, 2025

I don’t want to claim that what’s happening here tonight is in any way the first step towards that, but I do think it’s a good sign that the Russians were willing to do something in this regard.

cnn.com
Feb 10, 2025

It’s a long way to go between here and there. It’s not going to be easy.

cnn.com
Feb 10, 2025

North Korea is a rogue state.

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Feb 10, 2025

I will not attend an upcoming G20 meeting in Johannesburg.

democracynow.org
Feb 9, 2025

To ensure they are efficient and consistent with U.S. foreign policy under the America First agenda.

cbsnews.com
Feb 7, 2025

Not about getting rid of foreign aid.

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Feb 7, 2025

Not about getting rid of foreign aid, but that reforming the United States’ international aid programming could be necessary.

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Feb 7, 2025

This is an example of foreign aid that’s in our national interest. That’s why I’ve issued a waiver for these programs.

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Feb 7, 2025

It’s very important for us in terms of the migratory situation that we’re facing.

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Feb 6, 2025

If we're going to reduce the size of this particular agency, we want to reduce the budget, merge it under the State Department, allow it to be under the purview of Secretary Marco Rubio, and then go from there.

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Feb 6, 2025

Secretary of State Marco Rubio had to scramble after the fact—to issue an 'Emergency Waiver' to exempt lifesaving aid from the freeze.

newsweek.com
Feb 6, 2025

We’re not trying to — we’re not being punitive here, but this is the only way we’ve been able to get cooperation from USAID.

nbcnews.com
Feb 6, 2025

We’re not trying to be disruptive to people’s personal lives.

nbcnews.com
Feb 6, 2025

The administration was not trying to be disruptive to people’s personal lives, but that the directive was the only way we’ve been able to get cooperation from USAID.

nbcnews.com
Feb 6, 2025

For many reasons, US foreign policy has long focused on other regions while overlooking our own. That ends now.

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