Marco Rubio: Trump Would Be in Line for the Nobel Peace Prize if He Were a Democrat

STEPHANOPOULOS Well even some ░░░░░░░░ your Republican allies are ░░░░░░░░ by the steps President ░░░░░░░░ has taken to placate ░░░░░░░░ Putin I want to ░░░░░░░░ up a post that ░░░░░░░░ Murkowski Rubio Well which ░░░░░░░░ Which what steps has ░░░░░░░░ president taken to placate ░░░░░░░░ steps has he taken ░░░░░░░░ Well let me show ░░░░░░░░ me show you what ░░░░░░░░ Murkowski said and you ░░░░░░░░ and you respond to ░░░░░░░░ Rubio Are we arming ░░░░░░░░ Russians Are we providing ░░░░░░░░ assistance to the Russians ░░░░░░░░ we giving the Russians ░░░░░░░░ billion What are we ░░░░░░░░ to placate STEPHANOPOULOS Please ░░░░░░░░ me ask please let ░░░░░░░░ ask you the question ░░░░░░░░ is Lisa Murkowski and ░░░░░░░░ s what she says ░░░░░░░░ week started with administration ░░░░░░░░ refusing to acknowledge that ░░░░░░░░ started the war in ░░░░░░░░ It ends with a ░░░░░░░░ and shocking conversation in ░░░░░░░░ Oval Office and whispers ░░░░░░░░ the White House that ░░░░░░░░ may try to end ░░░░░░░░ U S support for ░░░░░░░░ I know foreign policy ░░░░░░░░ not for the faint ░░░░░░░░ heart but right now ░░░░░░░░ am sick to my ░░░░░░░░ as the administration appears ░░░░░░░░ be walking away from ░░░░░░░░ allies and embracing Putin ░░░░░░░░ threat to democracy and ░░░░░░░░ S values around the ░░░░░░░░ Those are not my ░░░░░░░░ That s Senator Lisa ░░░░░░░░ What s your response ░░░░░░░░ Well you know yeah ░░░░░░░░ re a free country ░░░░░░░░ have a right to ░░░░░░░░ opinions I would just ░░░░░░░░ to you what have ░░░░░░░░ done to placate the ░░░░░░░░ The only thing we ░░░░░░░░ done is say Are ░░░░░░░░ guys willing to talk ░░░░░░░░ peace I say the ░░░░░░░░ point We re not ░░░░░░░░ we haven t given ░░░░░░░░ billion and weapons We ░░░░░░░░ t given them an ░░░░░░░░ Office meeting STEPHANOPOULOS You ░░░░░░░░ with North Korea and ░░░░░░░░ and Be you voted ░░░░░░░░ North Korea and Russia ░░░░░░░░ Belarus in the United ░░░░░░░░ and against our Western ░░░░░░░░ Rubio No let me ░░░░░░░░ you All right so ░░░░░░░░ know what do you ░░░░░░░░ what the United Nations ░░░░░░░░ was I ll tell ░░░░░░░░ if you want to ░░░░░░░░ what it was It ░░░░░░░░ said This has been ░░░░░░░░ horrible war It s ░░░░░░░░ for it to end ░░░░░░░░ job of the U ░░░░░░░░ is to bring about ░░░░░░░░ in the world I ░░░░░░░░ that s what the ░░░░░░░░ N was created to ░░░░░░░░ to stop wars and ░░░░░░░░ prevent them and that ░░░░░░░░ what the resolution did ░░░░░░░░ it antagonistic towards the ░░░░░░░░ No Back to the ░░░░░░░░ but it it also ░░░░░░░░ t praise the Russians ░░░░░░░░ it said is this ░░░░░░░░ a bad war It ░░░░░░░░ to end And by ░░░░░░░░ way at the Security ░░░░░░░░ which has not been ░░░░░░░░ reported the first resolution ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine that has passed ░░░░░░░░ Security Council in three ░░░░░░░░ passed this week because ░░░░░░░░ the leadership of President ░░░░░░░░ and it s a ░░░░░░░░ that says bad war ░░░░░░░░ to end let s ░░░░░░░░ the two sides together ░░░░░░░░ s what the resolution ░░░░░░░░ Again what is the ░░░░░░░░ Nations for Isn t ░░░░░░░░ not a forum to ░░░░░░░░ peace in the world ░░░░░░░░ shouldn t our president ░░░░░░░░ t we all be ░░░░░░░░ that we have a ░░░░░░░░ who s trying to ░░░░░░░░ wars and prevent them ░░░░░░░░ of start them And ░░░░░░░░ just don t get ░░░░░░░░ I really don t ░░░░░░░░ than the fact that ░░░░░░░░ s Donald J Trump ░░░░░░░░ this was a Democrat ░░░░░░░░ was doing this everyone ░░░░░░░░ be saying well he ░░░░░░░░ on his way to ░░░░░░░░ Nobel Peace Prize This ░░░░░░░░ absurd We are trying ░░░░░░░░ end a war You ░░░░░░░░ end a war unless ░░░░░░░░ sides come to the ░░░░░░░░ starting with the Russians ░░░░░░░░ and that that is ░░░░░░░░ point the president has ░░░░░░░░ And we have to ░░░░░░░░ whatever we can to ░░░░░░░░ to bring them to ░░░░░░░░ table to see if ░░░░░░░░ s even possible I ░░░░░░░░ not promising you it ░░░░░░░░ possible I m not ░░░░░░░░ you it s 90 ░░░░░░░░ likely I m saying ░░░░░░░░ s zero percent likely ░░░░░░░░ we don t get ░░░░░░░░ to a negotiating table ░░░░░░░░ the sooner everyone grows ░░░░░░░░ around here and figures ░░░░░░░░ that this is a ░░░░░░░░ war that s heading ░░░░░░░░ a bad direction with ░░░░░░░░ and destruction and all ░░░░░░░░ of danger surrounding it ░░░░░░░░ could spiral into a ░░░░░░░░ conflict the sooner people ░░░░░░░░ up and realize that ░░░░░░░░ think the more progress ░░░░░░░░ re going to be ░░░░░░░░ to make But the ░░░░░░░░ s crystal clear He ░░░░░░░░ on it and he ░░░░░░░░ going to govern on ░░░░░░░░ And that is he ░░░░░░░░ going to be a ░░░░░░░░ that tries to achieve ░░░░░░░░ And he has been ░░░░░░░░ clear this is a ░░░░░░░░ that would have never ░░░░░░░░ had Donald Trump been ░░░░░░░░ the White House And ░░░░░░░░ needs to end and ░░░░░░░░ re going to do ░░░░░░░░ we can to end ░░░░░░░░ and in an enduring ░░░░░░░░ sustainable and fair way ░░░░░░░░ You said in your ░░░░░░░░ hearings that Russia will ░░░░░░░░ to make concessions to ░░░░░░░░ a peace deal What ░░░░░░░░ do you expect them ░░░░░░░░ make Rubio Well why ░░░░░░░░ I say that on ░░░░░░░░ news broadcast That s ░░░░░░░░ negotiations are about That ░░░░░░░░ the problem here Again ░░░░░░░░ s not this is ░░░░░░░░ a messaging exercise okay ░░░░░░░░ is can they get ░░░░░░░░ a table And then ░░░░░░░░ s hard work to ░░░░░░░░ done You re absolutely ░░░░░░░░ I m not telling ░░░░░░░░ this is an easy ░░░░░░░░ deal The Russians will ░░░░░░░░ you a 30 minute ░░░░░░░░ on the history of ░░░░░░░░ and this that and ░░░░░░░░ other The Ukrainians have ░░░░░░░░ own point of view ░░░░░░░░ s no doubt about ░░░░░░░░ But what peace deal ░░░░░░░░ the history of the ░░░░░░░░ has ever been easy ░░░░░░░░ s the hard work ░░░░░░░░ diplomacy That s exactly ░░░░░░░░ the vice president was ░░░░░░░░ to That s what ░░░░░░░░ deals involve You ve ░░░░░░░░ this You ve been ░░░░░░░░ for a long time ░░░░░░░░ conflicts are not easy ░░░░░░░░ solve We re getting ░░░░░░░░ you can t solve ░░░░░░░░ at all if you ░░░░░░░░ t even have a ░░░░░░░░ to try to solve ░░░░░░░░ if you don t ░░░░░░░░ the parties at the ░░░░░░░░ And right now that ░░░░░░░░ been our goal It ░░░░░░░░ been explained crystal clear ░░░░░░░░ the Ukrainians and the ░░░░░░░░ and everyone else who ░░░░░░░░ to know for weeks ░░░░░░░░ for weeks now And ░░░░░░░░ only thing they were ░░░░░░░░ is do not do ░░░░░░░░ to derail it And ░░░░░░░░ President Zelenskyy you know ░░░░░░░░ t contain himself in ░░░░░░░░ regard I hope this ░░░░░░░░ all be reset I ░░░░░░░░ he comes to the ░░░░░░░░ that we re actually ░░░░░░░░ to help his country ░░░░░░░░ before it suffers thousands ░░░░░░░░ more casualties 3 million ░░░░░░░░ have already left Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ they ever going to ░░░░░░░░ able to come back ░░░░░░░░ s got Ukrainians being ░░░░░░░░ prisoner including children on ░░░░░░░░ Russian side All this ░░░░░░░░ why is any of ░░░░░░░░ good for anybody And ░░░░░░░░ argument that we re ░░░░░░░░ to just keep it ░░░░░░░░ forever that s absurd ░░░░░░░░ it s time to ░░░░░░░░ the Russians to the ░░░░░░░░ if it s even ░░░░░░░░ and see if there ░░░░░░░░ a way forward that ░░░░░░░░ this conflict and makes ░░░░░░░░ it never happens again ░░░░░░░░ s our goal That ░░░░░░░░ our goal That s ░░░░░░░░ president’s goal.”