WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the following transcript of remarks by the U.S. Secretary of State:
Remarks
Marco Rubio, Secretary of State
Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace
Washington, D.C.
September 3, 2026
UNDER SECRETARY HELBERG:Every so often, history hands a nation a choice: to drift, or to build. And every so often, it hands that nation a leader who inspires people to reject the drifters and build with boldness and confidence in the future.
One of our guests this morning is the son of Cuban exiles, a man whose family fled a regime that confiscated everything, and who grew up understanding in his bones that freedom and prosperity are not inherited - they're defended, and they're built. That heritage ...