Marco Rubio

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.

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.

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.

Yeah, look, both adversaries and allies analyze everything, just as we do, right? We would watch foreign leaders and how they behave and make decisions upon that. And there's no doubt that foreign adversaries are going to look at how our leaders, not just presidents, but anybody else react and make assumptions on the basis of it.

Yeah, look, both adversaries and allies analyze everything, just as we do, right? We would watch foreign leaders and how they behave and make decisions upon that. And there's no doubt that foreign adversaries are going to look at how our leaders, not just presidents, but anybody else react and make assumptions on the basis of it.

Yeah, look, both adversaries and allies analyze everything, just as we do, right? We would watch foreign leaders and how they behave and make decisions upon that. And there's no doubt that foreign adversaries are going to look at how our leaders, not just presidents, but anybody else react and make assumptions on the basis of it.

And sometimes, you know, look, China's perception of America, this is China's perception of the world. China's perception of the world is that they are inevitably going to be the world's greatest power. By 2035, 2050, whatever date they've set in their mind, they believe that they're on an irreversible rise and we are an inevitable decline. That the West at large, but the U.S.

And sometimes, you know, look, China's perception of America, this is China's perception of the world. China's perception of the world is that they are inevitably going to be the world's greatest power. By 2035, 2050, whatever date they've set in their mind, they believe that they're on an irreversible rise and we are an inevitable decline. That the West at large, but the U.S.

And sometimes, you know, look, China's perception of America, this is China's perception of the world. China's perception of the world is that they are inevitably going to be the world's greatest power. By 2035, 2050, whatever date they've set in their mind, they believe that they're on an irreversible rise and we are an inevitable decline. That the West at large, but the U.S.

in specific, is a tired, spent, former great power in inevitable decline. And they believe that foreign policy is about managing our decline and their rise, and they want nothing to interrupt it. That's how they view the West writ large, and the United States in particular.

in specific, is a tired, spent, former great power in inevitable decline. And they believe that foreign policy is about managing our decline and their rise, and they want nothing to interrupt it. That's how they view the West writ large, and the United States in particular.

in specific, is a tired, spent, former great power in inevitable decline. And they believe that foreign policy is about managing our decline and their rise, and they want nothing to interrupt it. That's how they view the West writ large, and the United States in particular.

And so anytime our leaders sort of personify their vision of our problems, it only further cements that belief that they have, and frankly invites them to do things that perhaps they wouldn't do if they have a different calculus of us. And by that logic, we got safer the day Trump was inaugurated. There's no doubt. I've seen it.

And so anytime our leaders sort of personify their vision of our problems, it only further cements that belief that they have, and frankly invites them to do things that perhaps they wouldn't do if they have a different calculus of us. And by that logic, we got safer the day Trump was inaugurated. There's no doubt. I've seen it.

And so anytime our leaders sort of personify their vision of our problems, it only further cements that belief that they have, and frankly invites them to do things that perhaps they wouldn't do if they have a different calculus of us. And by that logic, we got safer the day Trump was inaugurated. There's no doubt. I've seen it.