Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been doing a lot of MSM interviews lately, and I kind of get the feeling he’s… fed up. He’s tired of having to correct false narratives on Iran, Cuba, and Venezuela.
As I reported on Monday, he got to a point where he told George Stephanopoulos that maybe he needed to “write down” Donald Trump’s objectives for Iran because no matter how many times Rubio told him what they were, he implied that he didn’t understand them. While it was entertaining, it does get old, I imagine.
Related: HILARIOUS! Rubio to George Stephanopoulos: Maybe You Need to Write It Down
The three main points about these topics that he’s asked about in every interview — and there have been a lot; perhaps Trump is prepping him to cover for Karoline Leavitt when she goes on maternity leave (kidding) — are as follows:
- We’re very close to meeting our objectives in Iran. Not months, not days but weeks away.
- Cuba has no economy, and no one there can fix the economy because they’re incompetent.
- Venezuela is in phase two of the three-phase plan he and Trump have for its recovery, and things are going very well there.
But no matter how many times he says these things, to hear the MSM tell it, the administration has no idea what’s going on in Iran, the people in Cuba are suffering because of Trump, and Venezuela isn’t improving at all.
Well, on Tuesday night, Rubio appeared on Hannity on Fox News, where he was actually allowed to talk without being asked asinine questions. He hit on all three countries (and NATO), and while he didn’t necessarily say anything new, he was able to lay it all out clearly and without dealing with stupidity, so it was nice to watch. Plus, as I said, he’s fed up with these MSM narratives, and it’s always fun to watch him get a little worked up.
I’m going to kick back here and let him do most of the talking. I feel like i’m taking the lazy way out, but sometimes, it’s best just to let him talk.
On how efficiently our military has achieved its objection and how it will “go down in history”:
.@SecRubio: “We are going to get to the point where our military will have achieved all of its objectives in this mission, and they’re doing so with extraordinary efficiency — something that I think will go down in history as one of the best run tactical military operations in… pic.twitter.com/NaoMThIhs2
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 1, 2026
On the threat to the United States and the rest of the world:
.@SecRubio on Iran: “They were moving towards eventually having a missile that could reach the continental United States… That’s what they would’ve ultimately achieved had President Trump not taken these steps that he has taken.” pic.twitter.com/B95UN5vuyg
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 1, 2026
On why it’s the regime’s fault that we’ve gotten to this point:
.@SecRubio on Iran: “They refused to negotiate… For all these people out there talking about how this could’ve been avoided — they were given every opportunity, in multiple talks, and all they did was either reject or delay, and that’s not going to happen under @POTUS.” pic.twitter.com/9qcb0TEXwJ
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 1, 2026
.@SecRubio: “Why do they continue to refuse to turn over 60% enriched uranium? There’s only one reason — and that is because they want to hold it and keep it to one day use it to build a bomb.” pic.twitter.com/xXXH66R4Rx
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 1, 2026
On how Trump prefers talks over war, but won’t allow delay tactics (and how the Iranian regime strung Joe Biden along for four years):
.@SecRubio: “[@POTUS] is not going to allow fake negotiations to be used as a delay tactic… We’ll always be prepared to talk — but we’re not going to allow that, or the failure of talks, to impede our ability to defend this country and protect this country from a real threat.” pic.twitter.com/8WWWBxZUCG
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 1, 2026
On NATO, the secretary said we’re going to have to re-examine whether it’s serving a purpose:
SECRETARY RUBIO: Why are we in NATO? You have to ask that question. Why do we send trillions of dollars and have all of these American forces stationed in the region, if in our time of need, we won’t be allowed to use those bases? pic.twitter.com/DdYahXhli0
— Department of State (@StateDept) April 1, 2026
SECRETARY RUBIO: We’ll have to reexamine whether NATO is serving its purpose or has now become a one-way street where America is simply in a position to help Europe but when we need the help of our allies, they deny us basing rights and overflight. pic.twitter.com/sosbdL5iBc
— Department of State (@StateDept) April 1, 2026
On Venezuela, Rubio confirmed that we’re officially in phase two of the three-phrase plan for that country (stability, recovery, transition) and what’s been achieved in three months is “nothing short of extraordinary.”
SECRETARY RUBIO on VENEZUELA: We didn’t want the country having a mass migration. We didn’t want civil war. We didn’t want upheaval in the streets. The stabilization phase of our plan has largely been achieved. pic.twitter.com/ZFJYpon9lJ
— Department of State (@StateDept) April 1, 2026
SECRETARY RUBIO: We are seeing economic recovery in Venezuela in a way that is good for the United States. What has been achieved there in just three months is nothing short of extraordinary. pic.twitter.com/VtdbN8HvcF
— Department of State (@StateDept) April 1, 2026
And this was the best line:
SECRETARY RUBIO: I think all the doomsdayers who were talking after Maduro was taken prisoner and brought to justice need to admit they were wrong. pic.twitter.com/2qyLaIk5vi
— Department of State (@StateDept) April 1, 2026
Here’s some more details on Venezuela that I wrote about Monday night if you’re interested: Rubio on Venezuela: ‘We’re Well On Our Way’
On Cuba, he said the country needs two things — economic reform and political reform — and said “we’ll have more news on that fairly soon.” Admittedly, out of the whole interview, that’s what grabbed my attention.
🚨The regime in #Cuba must be obliterated & relegated to the ash heap of history!
Thank you, Sec. @marcorubio! 🇺🇸🇨🇺 pic.twitter.com/Jq1V5TxN4w
— Rep. Carlos A. Gimenez (@RepCarlos) April 1, 2026
I’ll leave you with one last thing that wasn’t part of the Sean Hannity interview. The White House put this out today — Rubio explaining exactly why we had to go into Iran, and if you love hearing him get passionate about these geopolitical issues like I do, you’re gonna love this:
From Day One, the mission was crystal clear: This was the final, best chance to wipe out Iran’s threat for good – so they can never have a nuclear weapon.@SecRubio breaks it down ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/eChlkRPzyb
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 31, 2026
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