WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the following transcript of remarks by the U.S. Secretary of State:
Press Statement
Marco Rubio, Secretary of State
July 16, 2026
Far-left terrorist and aligned groups often use sophisticated, organized networks to perpetrateviolence as a political tool - seeking to implement an extreme political vision through intimidation and coordinated campaigns of terror. It is a strategy that explicitly aims to undermine the political foundations of free and self-governing societies, utilizing bombings, assassinations, and other forms of terrorism to silence speech, limit political opposition, change policy outcomes, and sabotage political processes.
Today, in support of National Security...