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Marco Rubio: “Oftentimes the interest of a nation state and the interest…”

Featuring: Marco Rubio, Republican | Secretary of State, United States | National

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Sen. Marco Rubio at Rebuilding American Capitalism An American Compass Forum.

Published | Video Starts at 19:03

But just because you know how to make a lot of money or just because you know how to make a corporation profitable in the global economy doesn't necessarily mean you know how to steer public policy for a nation state. Because Oftentimes the interest of a nation state and the interest of a corporate entity are not just different, they're not aligned. And so I think that's one of the challenges we now face. I understand why, you know, Jamie Dimon or Elon Musk go to China and meet with the Chinese leaders because they have an interest there. (19:03–19:09)

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Asserts that national interests and corporate interests are often misaligned.

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