Marco Rubio warns Syria ‘weeks’ away from ‘collapse and full-scale civil war of epic proportions’
New York PostMAY 9
Rubio Defends Trump Admin's Foreign Policy in Senate Hearing
Above: Marco Rubio testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs on May 20, 2025. Image copyright: Kevin Dietsch/Staff/Getty Images News via Getty Images
The Spin
Democratic narrative
This hearing saw Rubio continue to sidestep legitimate concerns from Democrats and offer little substantive defense of the administration's odious immigration policy, deference to Russia, and wholesale tarnishing of America's global standing. Rubio's transformation from a mainline Republican to Trump enabler is all but complete.
Republican narrative
The Senate Democrats refuse to admit that America faces serious challenges at home and abroad and that change is needed to restore peace to an increasingly unstable world. This hearing was a masterclass from Rubio, taking on obstructionist Democrats who care more about illegal immigrants than Americans.