Secretary Rubio: My hope is that we can finally return to the point where the canal was intended. And through their companies and other means, foreign power does not have the ability to hinder traveling through it because it uses it in the age of conflicts and is devastating. is.
Question: So, can the United States easily solve the United States without taking direct operation management of the canal?
Secretary Rubio: Yes. There are many options, and there is no intention of eliminating the options on what the final result looks like. However, with the prerequisite baseline, Chinese people cannot continue and cannot effectively manage the canal area through companies. And it needs to happen. I was pretty clear. To reconfirm it, I hope to see the steps and additional steps in the next few days.
Question: So you are the head of USAID now. Elon Musk, the head of DOGE, called USAID a criminal organization and added that it was when it died. Do you agree with it?
Secretary Rubio: They are basically evolved into an institution that they believe that they are out, not even US government agencies -they receive money from taxpayers and use them as global charity. A global charity organization. Whether it is in the national interest.
Going to embassies around the world from officials and ambassadors of the State Department, one of the most common complaints is not only USAID cooperative. They impair the work we do in that country. They support a program that confuses the host government, which we are trying to cooperate on a wider scale.
Therefore, they do not respond completely. They don’t think they are working for the United States. And that’s not what the law says, it’s not sustainable.
Question: Can it be reformed or do you need to die?
Rubio Secretary: Well, it was always reforming it, but now it is in place. Now, we are basically aggressive efforts. Their basic attitudes are to tell us what we are not working for, we are not working for ourselves, and what government agencies should do. there is no. So the president made me a acting manager. I delegated that power to the person there in full time. We experience the same process as we are currently experiencing at the State Department.
I think there are several -this is not to get rid of foreign aid. Sometimes we should keep doing it through USAID, which makes sense. And do we need to judge that it is better through the Ministry of State, or is it good through the reformed USAID? That is the process we work.
In USAID, you should not be involved in financing, or many questions, but they are completely non -cooperative. Therefore, we did not choose dramatic measures to control this.
Question: Do you think we are still the most generous country on earth at the end of this process?
Lubio Secretary: I think we will be the most generous country on the earth, but we think it will be the most generous country on the earth in a reasonable way. It is our national interest.
Question: Are you worried about the suspension that China will come and to fill the vacuum in their influence?
Secretary Rubio: No. In other words, first of all, they are not right now. If so, they will be competing with us in these places. But this is my point. Even if they do it, why do we provide funds contrary to our national interests, or not, whether China is there, not to promote our national interests. ?
Question: Do the United States fundamentally change the relationship with our nearest neighbors for these tariffs, especially tariffs on Canada?
Secretary Rubio: Well, it changes our economic relationship. The president’s claim is that trade with Canada is very unfair.
Question: As a part of this, the president once again said Canada should be our precious 51st state. Is he serious, are you working on the Ministry of State?
Secretary Rubio: Well, we are clearly not involved in negotiations to make them a nation. What we are focusing on right now is the most immediate thing in front of you, and we have tariffs. It will obviously affect our relationship with them. We are still neighbors. We always become neighbors.
Question: And do you think China can expect more in addition to what he has already proposed?
Rubio Secretary: Well, if they keep cheating and steal, yes, absolutely.
Question: Does this administration recognize Maduro as a legitimate leader of Venezuela?
Rubio Secretary: There is no story about doing it. No one has discussed. We do not recognize them now. It is very easy to agree. He released an American, who should not be in his prison. They were hostages.
I think Maduro -like leaders respect Donald Trump, no matter how tough they are. They know that this is not a person who sends a word for you. He takes action. I don’t intend to talk about what these actions are, but he knows and knows that there are many options that cause serious damage and harm to the Maduro administration.
Question: Do you think the pressure campaign (maximum pressure campaign) will return to Iran?
Secretary Rubio: I think it is necessary to put more pressure on Iran until they quit their activities. What are those activities? They are finally trying to reach nuclear weapons.
Question: Are you looking at yourself as a representative of the US government going to Havana?
Secretary Rubio: Well, first, we don’t. I do not intend to go to Havana with this administration. The administration is a disaster. It destroyed the country. It is a hostile government in the United States. And until it changes, I have nothing to talk to them.
