Marco Rubio

This is the raw materials necessary for some of the things that go into our most advanced technologies in the defense realm and the military. In medicine, 80-something percent of the active ingredients in generic pharmaceuticals in the United States are made in China. We can't make them.

So if they decide we're going to cut you off from these things, we'd be in a lot of trouble because we gave away our industrial capacity on those things. That can't continue. That's a vulnerability that we face, and they will use it as leverage. In fact, they are already using it as leverage. For the first time ever, they have actually imposed export controls.

So if they decide we're going to cut you off from these things, we'd be in a lot of trouble because we gave away our industrial capacity on those things. That can't continue. That's a vulnerability that we face, and they will use it as leverage. In fact, they are already using it as leverage. For the first time ever, they have actually imposed export controls.

So if they decide we're going to cut you off from these things, we'd be in a lot of trouble because we gave away our industrial capacity on those things. That can't continue. That's a vulnerability that we face, and they will use it as leverage. In fact, they are already using it as leverage. For the first time ever, they have actually imposed export controls.

on critical minerals to damage our national security, but ultimately our technological capacity as well. So it ranges topics, but ultimately, if China controls the means of production for both raw material and industry, then they have total leverage on us economically. And that's the world we're headed to. And I was wrong, maybe not in 10 years, maybe in five.

on critical minerals to damage our national security, but ultimately our technological capacity as well. So it ranges topics, but ultimately, if China controls the means of production for both raw material and industry, then they have total leverage on us economically. And that's the world we're headed to. And I was wrong, maybe not in 10 years, maybe in five.

on critical minerals to damage our national security, but ultimately our technological capacity as well. So it ranges topics, but ultimately, if China controls the means of production for both raw material and industry, then they have total leverage on us economically. And that's the world we're headed to. And I was wrong, maybe not in 10 years, maybe in five.

Yeah. First of all, one of the interesting things about President Trump is he's incredibly accessible. People don't believe this, but I mean, if you're a

Yeah. First of all, one of the interesting things about President Trump is he's incredibly accessible. People don't believe this, but I mean, if you're a

Yeah. First of all, one of the interesting things about President Trump is he's incredibly accessible. People don't believe this, but I mean, if you're a

rank-and-file, not even leadership, member of Congress, and you call the President of the United States, the chances are you're going to get a call back, and you're going to get a call back from him, and you might get a call back that very day, maybe within an hour or two. He's incredibly accessible to both Americans and also to foreign leaders.

rank-and-file, not even leadership, member of Congress, and you call the President of the United States, the chances are you're going to get a call back, and you're going to get a call back from him, and you might get a call back that very day, maybe within an hour or two. He's incredibly accessible to both Americans and also to foreign leaders.

rank-and-file, not even leadership, member of Congress, and you call the President of the United States, the chances are you're going to get a call back, and you're going to get a call back from him, and you might get a call back that very day, maybe within an hour or two. He's incredibly accessible to both Americans and also to foreign leaders.

His policies generally have been, I'll meet with any world leader. I'll engage with any world leader. That doesn't mean just because you're meeting with him, you're giving anything away, but he's willing to engage. In the case of China, there's two things. I've just described one, which is the grave threat that they pose to our national interests.

His policies generally have been, I'll meet with any world leader. I'll engage with any world leader. That doesn't mean just because you're meeting with him, you're giving anything away, but he's willing to engage. In the case of China, there's two things. I've just described one, which is the grave threat that they pose to our national interests.

His policies generally have been, I'll meet with any world leader. I'll engage with any world leader. That doesn't mean just because you're meeting with him, you're giving anything away, but he's willing to engage. In the case of China, there's two things. I've just described one, which is the grave threat that they pose to our national interests.

And the other is the mature realization that no matter what happens, China is going to be a rich and powerful country. We are going to have to deal with them. In fact, and I said this in my call with their foreign minister, but I've said this publicly, the history of the 21st century will largely be about what happened between the US and China.

And the other is the mature realization that no matter what happens, China is going to be a rich and powerful country. We are going to have to deal with them. In fact, and I said this in my call with their foreign minister, but I've said this publicly, the history of the 21st century will largely be about what happened between the US and China.

And the other is the mature realization that no matter what happens, China is going to be a rich and powerful country. We are going to have to deal with them. In fact, and I said this in my call with their foreign minister, but I've said this publicly, the history of the 21st century will largely be about what happened between the US and China.

So, for us to pretend that somehow we're not going to engage with them is absurd. Now, we should engage on our national interests. That is, engagement and concessions are two different things. What's been horrifying is that for 25 or 30 years, we've treated China as a developing country, and we allowed them to continue to do things that were unfair.