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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Oct 8, 2026

The setting obviously is very unique because this is where democracy began.

state.gov
Oct 8, 2026

We’re conducting serious business here and we’ll handle things appropriately.

state.gov
Oct 8, 2026

I’m not going to comment on a story that literally posted a few hours ago.

state.gov
Oct 8, 2026

The stronger the individual members of NATO are – both societally, economically, and militarily – the stronger NATO is.

state.gov
Oct 8, 2026

No, I’m asking our allies to be strong. The stronger they are, the stronger we are collectively.

state.gov
Oct 8, 2026

Portugal is a great ally, very cooperative ally of the United States and a country with which we already have a solid and growing relationship. And we visit these countries in order to reinforce those ties.

theguardian.com
Oct 8, 2026

Our heroes may be willing to die for their cause, but they do not worship death.

cbsnews.com
Oct 8, 2026

We choose the unapologetic pursuit of national power, to take back control of our critical supply chains, to reindustrialize our economy, to rebuild our defense, to fight for dominance of the technologies and industries of the future.

cbsnews.com
Oct 7, 2026

And anything they agree to that would be acceptable to the United States has to be something that ensures that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon.

arabnews.com
Oct 7, 2026

The Straits of Hormuz are open. There’s almost as much oil flowing out now as there was before this conflict began. So they’ve lost complete control of the Straits.

arabnews.com
Oct 7, 2026

Iceland plays a very critical role in the defense of NATO writ large.

state.gov
Oct 7, 2026

Security is always important, right? Security underpins everything else.

state.gov
Oct 7, 2026

I think we share the same perspectives of the world. I think we share a lot in common.

state.gov
Oct 7, 2026

We have incredible things that we can do together.

state.gov
Oct 7, 2026

Our energy relationship is reaching new heights, and it continues to expand and grow, and it’s something we’re going to be building on.

state.gov
Oct 7, 2026

Greece is an indispensable NATO partner, an indispensable NATO Ally. It is a pillar of stability in this region, it is a pillar of the U.S.’s presence in this region, and it is a pillar of how we secure our national interest as well as…

state.gov
Oct 7, 2026

I don’t think it’s cause for alarm, but it is cause for focus and a cause just to keep an eye on it.

huffpost.com
Oct 7, 2026

It has become fashionable today to believe that enlightened foreign policy means prioritizing the ‘global community’ over one’s own people.

theguardian.com
Oct 7, 2026

If something like that gets out, it could quickly spread.

foxnews.com
Oct 7, 2026

I think it's incumbent upon Russia to obviously share more information with the world.

cbsnews.com
Oct 7, 2026

Russia should share more information with the world.

cbsnews.com
Oct 6, 2026

The United States has a defense and security agreement with Saudi Arabia and we intend to live by it.

state.gov
Oct 6, 2026

I think it’s – the Saudis and Yemeni forces clearly are not in favor of the Houthis controlling that territory close to the – to the strait there.

state.gov
Oct 6, 2026

The Department of War is constantly reallocating resources where they need to be.

theguardian.com
Oct 6, 2026

I wouldn’t just directly tie that to the move that was made.

theguardian.com

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