Rubio: We Have A President Who Wants Peace, Not New Wars
Charlie Kirk Staff
02/19/2025

During a combative interview with CBS “Face The Nation” host Margaret Brennan, Secretary of State Marco Rubio praised President Donald Trump for being a peacemaker.
The comments came after Brennan asked Secretary Rubio if he would be arguing Ukraine’s position during negotiations with Russia.
“Well, first of all, I think that we have to understand is, right now, there is no process. What we have right now is a call between Putin and President Trump in which both sides expressed an interest in ending this conflict,” Secretary Rubio said.
“I imagine there will be follow-up conversations to figure out what a process to talk about that would look like. And then, at that point, perhaps we can begin to share more details. So it’s a bit premature. I know there’s been a lot of reaction to it, because there’s been no conversation about it, any serious conversation,” he said.
“But I want to go back to the point I made. President Trump ran. He was very clear. He thinks this war needs to end. And if he sees an opportunity to end it, which is what he’s looking for, whether there is an opportunity or not, we’re going to pursue it,” the secretary said.
“Ultimately, it will reach a point when you are – if it’s real negotiations, and we’re not there yet, but if that were to happen, Ukraine will have to be involved, because they’re the one that were invaded, and the Europeans will have to be involved because they’re the – they have sanctions on Putin and Russia as well, and – and they’ve contributed to this effort. We’re just not there yet. We really aren’t, but hopefully we will be, because we’d all like to see this war end,” he said.
Brennan asked if Secretary Rubio trusted Russian President Vladimir Putin as, she said, he has a history of using talks as a cover to continue his war.
“I think President Trump will know very quickly whether to say, is this a real thing or whether this is an effort to buy time. But I don’t want to prejudge that. I don’t want to foreclose the opportunity to end a conflict that’s already cost the lives of hundreds of thousands and continues every single day to be increasingly a war of attrition on both sides. I think everyone should be celebrating the fact that we have an American president that is seeking to promote peace in the world, not start wars, but end them, in a way that’s enduring,” the secretary said.
“That’s something we should be happy about. Whether it’s possible or not, we’re certainly willing, but it’s not entirely up to us, obviously, but we’ll find out,” he said.