WASHINGTON, July 19 -- 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
Joint Base Andrews, Maryland
July 19, 2026
QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, can I ask you a question?
SECRETARY RUBIO: Yeah.
QUESTION: You were just at the final of the Spanish-Argentina.
SECRETARY RUBIO: Yeah.
QUESTION: I wanted to ask your thoughts. And are you converted to football?
SECRETARY RUBIO: Well, I'm very - am I what?
QUESTION: Have you converted to football?
SECRETARY RUBIO: Oh, I've always been a fan of it. I'm an admirer. It's a global sport. Look, first of all, I'm very - and congratulations, obviously, to Spain. We had time today to spend with both the pre...