Marco Rubio: “He believes, and I agree, that had he been president, it…”

“You don't see all the things that led up to this. So let me explain. The president has been very clear. He campaigned on this. He thinks this war should have never started. He believes, and I agree, that had he been president, it never would have happened. Now, here we are. He's trying to bring an end to this conflict. We've explained very clearly what our plan is here, which is we want to get the Russians to a negotiating table.” (00:28–00:33)

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