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Marco Rubio: “The number one person on the list was the guy who claimed to…”

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

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Marco Rubio, Sen. Chris Van Hollen and more | "Face the Nation" Full Broadcast - Jan. 4, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 06:18

Imagine the howls we would have from everybody else if we actually had to go and stay there four days to capture four other people. We got the top priority. The number one person on the list was the guy who claimed to be the president of the country. That he was not. And he was arrested along with his wife who was also indicted. And that was a pretty sophisticated and frankly, complicated operation. It was. (06:18–06:24)

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Asserts that Nicolas Maduro, who claimed to be the president of Venezuela, was not recognized as such by the US.

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