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Marco Rubio
Also known as: Senator Marco Rubio
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How the Pentagon Started Taking U.F.O.s Seriously | The New Yorker newyorker.com Apr 30, 2021 7 facts
perspectiveMick West characterized Harry Reid and Marco Rubio as “just U.F.O. fans” in response to their efforts regarding UAP/UFO disclosure.
claimIn June 2020, Senator Marco Rubio included a provision in the 2021 Intelligence Authorization Act requesting that the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense produce a detailed analysis of unidentified aerial phenomena data and intelligence reporting.
claimSenator Marco Rubio, while serving as the acting chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence, stated on CBS News that the government does not know what the mysterious flying objects in restricted airspace are and that they do not belong to the United States.
quoteSenator Marco Rubio stated on CBS News regarding mysterious flying objects in restricted airspace: 'We don’t know what it is, and it isn’t ours.'
accountIn June 2020, Senator Marco Rubio inserted language into the 2021 Intelligence Authorization Act requesting that the director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense produce a detailed analysis of unidentified aerial phenomena data and intelligence reporting.
quoteIn July 2020, Senator Marco Rubio, then acting chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence, stated on CBS News regarding mysterious flying objects in restricted airspace: 'We don’t know what it is, and it isn’t ours.'
quoteMick West characterized Harry Reid and Marco Rubio as “just U.F.O. fans.”
How the Pentagon learned to start worrying and investigate UFOs nationalgeographic.com Jun 25, 2021 3 facts
quoteSenator Marco Rubio stated: 'For years, the men and women we trust to defend our country reported encounters with unidentified aircraft that had superior capabilities, and for years their concerns were often ignored and ridiculed.'
claimThe Senate Intelligence Committee, led by Senator Marco Rubio, ordered a report on the activities of the UAP Task Force.
quoteSenator Marco Rubio stated regarding the Pentagon UAP report: 'This report is an important first step in cataloging these incidents, but it is just a first step before we can actually understand whether these aerial threats present a serious national security concern.'
Editorials Supporting an Iran Nuclear Deal, January - September 2015 armscontrol.org 2 facts
perspectiveThe Sun Sentinel editorial board criticized Senator Marco Rubio on May 7, 2015, for attempting to scuttle the Iran nuclear deal through political gamesmanship.
claimMarco Rubio and nearly all Republican senators in the United States Senate sent a letter to Iranian leadership in March 2015 intended to undermine a potential diplomatic agreement that could have frozen Iran's nuclear program for at least a decade.
Miscellanea: The War in Iran - A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry acoup.blog Mar 25, 2026 2 facts
claimMarco Rubio and other Trump administration officials claimed the decision to attempt regime change in Iran was made because they assessed that Israel was about to launch decapitation strikes, and that Iran would blame the United States for the resulting 'blowback' against American assets and energy production.
claimPolitical leadership in the Trump administration, including Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth, and Marco Rubio, were warned that a large war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz were the most likely outcomes of the conflict.
Europe's quest for strategic autonomy in response to Trumpism link.springer.com Dec 8, 2025 2 facts
referenceThe document titled 'Opening remarks by Secretary of State-designate Marco Rubio before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee' was published on October 5, 2025, on the U.S. Department of State website.
accountMarco Rubio, as Secretary of State-designate, provided opening remarks before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on January 15, 2025.
Steven Greer | Exo News exonews.org 1 fact
claimSenator Marco Rubio's UAP Task Force report is scheduled for release.
Iran War: A Defining Moment for the Middle East—Global Analysis ... ajc.org 1 fact
claimOn March 2, President Donald Trump, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio defined the U.S. campaign objectives against Iran as destroying ballistic missile capabilities, degrading naval forces, dismantling support for regional proxies, and preventing the regime from obtaining nuclear weapons.
The Disclosure Project - Amazon.com amazon.com 1 fact
claimA 2025 film starring Marco Rubio, Kirsten Gillibrand, and James Clapper was directed by Dan Farah.