Rubio, a son of immigrants and now secretary of state, was responding to a 2016 lawsuit questioning his eligibility for the presidency.

The following is the full transcript of an interview with Secretary of State Marco Rubio that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Aug. 17, 2025.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has clarified why Washington has refrained from imposing secondary sanctions on China, Russia’s largest oil buyer, even as India faces steep tariffs, including a 25 per cent duty on its trade with Moscow.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio tells Meet the Press that “life in America will not be fundamentally altered” if the war in Ukraine continues.

Following the August 15 meeting between Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Washington DC, the US President had in an interview with Fox News's Sean Hannity said that he may consider the question of the penalty tariffs for buying Russian oil in "two or three weeks or something.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has explained why America has spared China -- Russia's biggest oil buyer -- from any secondary sanctions, even as 50 per cent tariffs were imposed on India, including a 25 per cent duty for buying Russian oil.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Jake Sullivan & Sen. Chris Van Hollen were on "This Week" Sunday, August 17. This is a rush transcript and may be updated.

Two key figures, Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, appear to be the front-runners. Trump himself suggested that Vance is the "likely" candidate to succeed him, while also leaving open the possibility of a Vance-Rubio joint ticket.