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 explained that despite US President Donald Trump's repeated threats to punish Russia with sanctions for refusing to agree to a ceasefire, the United States does not plan to impose new restrictions at this stage,

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.

Trump’s friendly stance towards Putin, on full display in the recent meeting of the two leaders, doesn’t reflect popular opinion in the U.S., says Putin foe Bill Browder. He recalls that, when he and Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza lobbied for the Magnitsky Act in 2012,

Despite Rubio’s credit to congressional offices that made him aware of the visitor visa process, the decision to pause it was seemingly sparked by Laura Loomer, who reported last week on multiple flights carrying Palestinians arriving in airports in San Francisco and Houston, which she deemed a “national security threat.”

Last week, President Donald Trump announced an additional 25% tariff on Indian exports, citing New Delhi’s continued imports of Russian crude. India is the world’s second-largest buyer of Russian oil after China.

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.