Marco Rubio

But it is a unique and exceptional country, and as we come upon this 250-year anniversary, I think we have a lot to learn and be proud of in our history.

It is one of perpetual and continuous improvement, where each generation has done its part to bring us closer to fulfilling the vision that the founders of this country had upon its founding.

Yeah, that is what I said.

So their ability to build a shield behind which they could hide their nuclear program was wiped out.

That's a very substantial achievement, and that was the purpose of this operation from day one.

Well, that's one of the topics that needs to be discussed.

I don't know about—I think you're linking it.

The operation is over.

Epic Fury is the president-notified Congress.

We're done with that stage of it.

We're now on to this project of freedom.

If we live in a world

where a rogue state like this Iranian regime is allowed to claim as a new normal control of our international shipping lane, it will not be long before you see that happen in multiple shipping lanes around the world.

I can identify for you six or seven, six or seven vital shipping lanes around the world that some countries can decide, guess what?

If Iran was able to do it, we're gonna do it too.

We're not gonna start charging tolls and it'll get closer and closer to us.

That's unacceptable.

I think the president, without trying to speak for him, but I think I can characterize it this way.

He doesn't understand why anybody, leave aside the Pope, the president and I, for that matter, I think most people, I cannot understand why anyone would think that it's a good idea for Iran to ever have a nuclear weapon.

Look what they're doing with the Straits right now.