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 8, 2026

The message is to the public at large and particularly to anybody who would disagree with the government’s policies that they should tread carefully, lest they be considered a member or aligned with what the government considers to be a…

theintercept.com
Aug 8, 2026

At the core of this is our industrial strength. But also our national sovereignty — that we never depend on other countries for things we need to prosper and to defend ourselves as a people.

sourcenm.com
Aug 8, 2026

We’re committed to working with industry, with universities, with all the elements of our national power to bring this about.

state.gov
Aug 8, 2026

We also, under the leadership of someone who needs to be recognized, our Under Secretary Jacob Helberg – I don’t know if Jacob is here, but Jacob has been phenomenal.

state.gov
Aug 8, 2026

We appreciate your presidency valuing this when other presidents did not.

state.gov
Aug 7, 2026

Cost-cutting measures are necessary to right-size an organization many conservatives see as bloated and overly bureaucratic.

globalnews.ca
Aug 7, 2026

There is a real migratory crisis, and even in this particular case, not just Springfield, Charleroi, other places like that.

cbsnews.com
Aug 7, 2026

If you see something out there, a video that just seems way too scandalous, I would pause for a second and make sure that it can be verified.

cbsnews.com
Aug 7, 2026

There's a big deal, which is the one that has to do with their nuclear ambitions. They can never have a nuclear weapon. So the denuclearization of Iran is the ultimate deal.

cbsnews.com
Aug 6, 2026

Suffice it to say there's been progress made in those talks but not finality yet.

cbsnews.com
Aug 6, 2026

The United States is hunting down, dismantling, and destroying Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación.

cbsnews.com
Aug 5, 2026

The denuclearization of Iran is the ultimate deal.

cbsnews.com
Aug 5, 2026

There's been progress made in those talks but not finality yet.

cbsnews.com
Aug 5, 2026

We're hoping that will happen very shortly.

cbsnews.com
Aug 4, 2026

We’re in a frankly pretty deep valley right now with this new campaign that Secretary Rubio announced.

vox.com
Aug 2, 2026

We’re the only country in the world, and President Trump’s the only leader in the world, that can bring the Russian side and the Ukrainian side to begin to talk about how you end it.

state.gov
Aug 2, 2026

The regime has to change. You might not have a regime change, but the regime has to change.

state.gov
Aug 2, 2026

I don’t think the Iranian regime has ever faced a president like President Trump, which is someone that actually takes action.

state.gov
Aug 2, 2026

I think the world has always been complicated and tricky. I think the difference now is if something happens halfway around the world in a place you’ve never heard about before, and it’s really dramatic, you’re going to hear about it…

state.gov
Aug 2, 2026

This is 90 miles from our shores. A failed state 90 miles from our shores that happens to be aligned with adversaries to the United States is a national security threat to our country.

state.gov
Aug 2, 2026

Everything in there is factual. And frankly, I don’t think they can dispute it.

state.gov
Aug 2, 2026

There’s no chance you’re going to get arrested.

vox.com
Aug 1, 2026

For the first time in 15-20 years, the overwhelming majority of the countries in the Western Hemisphere are now led by pro-American leaders and pro-American governments. It’s an extraordinary achievement.

whitehouse.gov
Aug 1, 2026

The deal with Lebanon and Israel is unprecedented… This is the first time the Israelis and the Lebanese government have spoken at the official level in close to 30 years.

whitehouse.gov

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