We must be able to look at the catastrophes like the plight of Iraq's Christians over the past three decades and possess the moral clarity to act when something has gone wrong. Now this administration stands ready to do so. And thankfully, President Trump chose to nominate as Secretary of State one of my dear friends and, I believe, one of the great living champions of religious liberty across the globe, a person whose dedication to religious liberty flows from his faith in the same way that mine does. And of course, that's our great Secretary of State Marco Rubio, confirmed 99 to nothing by the U.S.senate. U.S. senate. But both at home and abroad, we have much more to do to more fully secure religious liberty for all people of faith. (10:52–11:13)
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Asserts that Marco Rubio was nominated and confirmed as Secretary of State, and is a champion of religious liberty.
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