Marco Rubio

By the same token, diplomacy has always required us And foreign policy has always required us to work in the national interest, sometimes in cooperation with people who we wouldn't invite over for dinner or people who we wouldn't necessarily ever wanna be led by. And so that's a balance, but it's the sort of pragmatic and mature balance we have to have in foreign policy.

Well, a couple points. And we're looking forward and moving forward, but we have to analyze where we stand and the world that we inherited. And I would disagree with that assessment. I think it really begins because the Biden administration, from my view, had internal fractures between State Department and the National Security Council, between different elements of their party.

Well, a couple points. And we're looking forward and moving forward, but we have to analyze where we stand and the world that we inherited. And I would disagree with that assessment. I think it really begins because the Biden administration, from my view, had internal fractures between State Department and the National Security Council, between different elements of their party.

Well, a couple points. And we're looking forward and moving forward, but we have to analyze where we stand and the world that we inherited. And I would disagree with that assessment. I think it really begins because the Biden administration, from my view, had internal fractures between State Department and the National Security Council, between different elements of their party.

You saw that come to fruition, for example, with our position on Israel, where you had a group that wanted to head in a different direction. That's really a fracture within the Democratic Party as well. If you look around the world, I would say that... In many cases, our adversaries are stronger than they've ever been and became stronger over the last four years.

You saw that come to fruition, for example, with our position on Israel, where you had a group that wanted to head in a different direction. That's really a fracture within the Democratic Party as well. If you look around the world, I would say that... In many cases, our adversaries are stronger than they've ever been and became stronger over the last four years.

You saw that come to fruition, for example, with our position on Israel, where you had a group that wanted to head in a different direction. That's really a fracture within the Democratic Party as well. If you look around the world, I would say that... In many cases, our adversaries are stronger than they've ever been and became stronger over the last four years.

Certainly, Russia does not consider itself weaker than it were four years ago. They now control territory they didn't have when Donald Trump left office. I think if you look at the Middle East, we had the outbreak of a war that's been incredibly costly and divisive. It started on October 7th when these savages came across and committed these atrocities.

Certainly, Russia does not consider itself weaker than it were four years ago. They now control territory they didn't have when Donald Trump left office. I think if you look at the Middle East, we had the outbreak of a war that's been incredibly costly and divisive. It started on October 7th when these savages came across and committed these atrocities.

Certainly, Russia does not consider itself weaker than it were four years ago. They now control territory they didn't have when Donald Trump left office. I think if you look at the Middle East, we had the outbreak of a war that's been incredibly costly and divisive. It started on October 7th when these savages came across and committed these atrocities.

They have a war in Europe as well, in Ukraine, as I mentioned a moment ago. So we had the, and I think really one of the linchpins that sort of triggered all of that was that chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan. I think that sent a very clear signal to someone like Vladimir Putin that America was actually in decline or distracted. We can move. And he did. I think you see it in the Indo-Pacific.

They have a war in Europe as well, in Ukraine, as I mentioned a moment ago. So we had the, and I think really one of the linchpins that sort of triggered all of that was that chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan. I think that sent a very clear signal to someone like Vladimir Putin that America was actually in decline or distracted. We can move. And he did. I think you see it in the Indo-Pacific.

They have a war in Europe as well, in Ukraine, as I mentioned a moment ago. So we had the, and I think really one of the linchpins that sort of triggered all of that was that chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan. I think that sent a very clear signal to someone like Vladimir Putin that America was actually in decline or distracted. We can move. And he did. I think you see it in the Indo-Pacific.

It's not just Taiwan, it's the Philippines are being aggressively challenged by the Chinese militarily, where coercion is spreading throughout the world. The Chinese are using coercive tactics, not just in their near abroad, but in other parts of the world as well. So I don't agree with that assessment. I think we have a lot of work to do.

It's not just Taiwan, it's the Philippines are being aggressively challenged by the Chinese militarily, where coercion is spreading throughout the world. The Chinese are using coercive tactics, not just in their near abroad, but in other parts of the world as well. So I don't agree with that assessment. I think we have a lot of work to do.

It's not just Taiwan, it's the Philippines are being aggressively challenged by the Chinese militarily, where coercion is spreading throughout the world. The Chinese are using coercive tactics, not just in their near abroad, but in other parts of the world as well. So I don't agree with that assessment. I think we have a lot of work to do.

And I'm going to tell you, and this is something that's not often appreciated enough. Countries will openly complain about the U.S. being very firm and being engaged in these things in a very firm way. But privately, in many cases, they welcome it. They welcome U.S. engagement. They want clarity in our foreign policy. and then they want us to take action to be reliable.

And I'm going to tell you, and this is something that's not often appreciated enough. Countries will openly complain about the U.S. being very firm and being engaged in these things in a very firm way. But privately, in many cases, they welcome it. They welcome U.S. engagement. They want clarity in our foreign policy. and then they want us to take action to be reliable.

And I'm going to tell you, and this is something that's not often appreciated enough. Countries will openly complain about the U.S. being very firm and being engaged in these things in a very firm way. But privately, in many cases, they welcome it. They welcome U.S. engagement. They want clarity in our foreign policy. and then they want us to take action to be reliable.

And I know of no president, certainly in modern American history, who's more clear than Donald Trump, and I know of no one who's more action-oriented than President Trump. And so that's what the State Department's gonna reflect in how we proceed.