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Marco Rubio: “What you see as a force posture was one of the largest naval…”

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 04:21

And on all of these matters, he certainly has the ability and the right under the Constitution of the United States to act against imminent and urgent threats against the country. That said, and all of that said right now, I think What you see as a force posture was one of the largest naval deployments in modern history, certainly in the Western Hemisphere. And it is capable of stopping not just drug boats, but stopping any of these sanctioned boats that come in and out and really paralyzing that portion of how the regime generates revenue. (04:21–04:28)

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