Secretary Rubio, let me just say this. Diplomacy and development tools help keep us safe here at home by mitigating conflict, by mitigating disease, other global threats. But The budget that you are here to defend, which would slash this work to the bone while sending war spending through the roof, makes clear that diplomacy is Trump's last priority. And by the way, it's not just the budget or the unhinged rants attacking allies like Greenland and Canada or threatening to end civilizations, or Trump treating war like a game. (02:37–02:49)
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Asserts that the budget prioritizes war spending over diplomacy.
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