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Read the full transcript: Secretary of State Marco Rubio interviewed by ‘NBC Nightly News’ anchor Tom Llamas

NBC News·NBC News·18 days ago
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TOM LLAMAS OK, Mr. Secretary, we thank you so much for your time. SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO: Thank you. TOM LLAMAS: I do want to start by asking you — are you surprised that you’re even here in China as a U.S. senator? You know, you were sanctioned by China because of what you said talking about China’s record when it came to human rights abuses. You have never shied away from that. Do you still feel the same way now that you’re in this country? SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO: Yeah, I mean, the difference is my job now is no longer just to be a senator. My job is a different job. I’m the chief diplomat of the country, and I execute on the president’s foreign policy. The second thing I would say is, irrespective of that, even in my time in the Senate, I would always acknowledge that the United States and China have to have a relationship.…

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