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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. Secretary of State Marco Rubio continues his trip overseas and is now in Hungary. Earlier today in Slovakia, he told that country's president that the U.S. is committed to strong ties with its European allies.
I see it reported yesterday in some places, oh, the Europeans are very upset.
Chapter 2: What is Secretary of State Marco Rubio's stance on U.S. relations with Europe?
They're going to be less dependent on America now. We don't want Europe to be dependent. We're not asking Europe to be a vassal of the United States. We want to be your partner. We want to work with Europe. We want to work with our allies. We want to work in cooperation with you.
And our point has been and continues to be the stronger you are, both on an individual basis in terms of countries and collectively as an alliance, the stronger the members of NATO are, the stronger NATO is.
Rubio addressed the Munich Security Conference yesterday. Tomorrow, he's set to meet with Hungarian President Viktor Orban, who's considered one of President Trump's closest allies in Europe and also has maintained close ties to Russian President Putin. He's also against sending military aid to Ukraine.
The ICE agents deployed to Minnesota are leaving, but state officials say the local economy has taken a hit.
NPR's Windsor Johnston has more. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Fry says the operations have cost the city more than $200 million, including lost wages and hotel cancellations.
The damage caused by this operation has been staggering.
Small business owners say the disruption won't end overnight. Khalid Abdi, who sells cell phones in Minneapolis, says even after agents leave, it may take time for customers to feel safe returning.
Customers will start going back to work. It might take a couple months after they leave because people have to get back to their financial being stable.
The stepped-up enforcement has drawn backlash from both Democrats and Republicans after two U.S. citizens were shot and killed by ICE agents last month. Windsor Johnston, NPR News.
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