Rubio defends 'America First' foreign policy in Breitbart interview
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Breitbart News that US foreign policy should put American interests ahead of the UN and the global order, and rejected critics of "America First". Breitbart and Hindustan Times both reported the interview.
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Mixed · 2Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended President Donald Trump's "America First" foreign policy in an interview with Breitbart News, filmed at the State Department on Thursday 15 October. BreitbartR “in a long-form interview filmed on Thursday morning at the State Department” Read at Breitbart ↗ Hindustan TimesN “In an interview with Breitbart News at the State Department on Thursday, October 15” Read at Hindustan Times ↗ Mixed · 2He was responding to a question about Trump's address to the UN General Assembly, which focused on using American power to advance American interests. BreitbartR “the president’s address focused on the use of American power to advance American interests” Read at Breitbart ↗ Hindustan TimesN “His remarks followed Trump’s address to the United Nations General Assembly” Read at Hindustan Times ↗ Mixed · 2Rubio said critics treat the term as "some sort of evil thing" and challenged them to tell voters their foreign policy should be driven by "America second or America third". BreitbartR “If they don’t like America First, they should have the guts to go out there and tell people” Read at Breitbart ↗ Hindustan TimesN “politicians would struggle to win elections by promising to put their country second or third” Read at Hindustan Times ↗
Mixed · 2He called the approach "common sense" and said every country should likewise pursue its own interests, with diplomacy used to untangle differences. BreitbartR “I think every country should do that for their own countries, and foreign relations is how you untangle the differences.” Read at Breitbart ↗ Hindustan TimesN “other countries should pursue policies that serve their own national interests” Read at Hindustan Times ↗ Mixed · 2Rubio argued that what is good for the US is probably also good for many allies, and that where interests are not aligned the US will work on it through diplomacy. BreitbartR “then we’ll work on it with diplomacy and try to manage all of that” Read at Breitbart ↗ Hindustan TimesN “He said Washington would use diplomacy when American interests did not align with those of a partner.” Read at Hindustan Times ↗ Mixed · 2He said the US would not put the UN or the "global order" ahead of American interests, adding "We’re not against any of those things." BreitbartR “We’re not against any of those things. We’re just not going to put them ahead of American interests anymore.” Read at Breitbart ↗ Hindustan TimesN “Rubio said the Trump administration would no longer place international institutions or the broader global order ahead of American interests.” Read at Hindustan Times ↗
Mixed · 2Rubio said the policy offends think tanks and editorial writers, and that had their advice been followed, "America would be a middle power". BreitbartR “if we had listened to them, I mean, at this point, America would be a middle power” Read at Breitbart ↗ Hindustan TimesN “If we had listened to them, I mean, at this point, America would be a middle power” Read at Hindustan Times ↗ Right · 1Breitbart said the full interview would be published soon. BreitbartR “The full Breitbart News interview with Rubio at the State Department is forthcoming soon.” Read at Breitbart ↗
Every sentence links to the reporting it rests on. The pill in front of each says where its sources sit: Left, Centre or Right when one side supplies at least half of them, Mixed when they are evenly split. The number is how many outlets it cites.
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- Framing
- Straight report of Rubio's remarks, framed as a shift away from putting the global order first.
- Emphasis
- Priority of US interests over international institutions, plus diplomacy with allies.
- Leaves out or plays down
- No outside reaction; omits Rubio's remark about 'other media' and elitists being offended.
- Charged language
- “no longer put global order first”
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“Rubio rejected criticism of the policy and said putting America first was a matter of common sense.” — Hindustan Times
Right1 outlet
- Framing
- Exclusive, Rubio-led account presenting his remarks as a rebuttal of media and elite critics.
- Emphasis
- Rubio's direct quotes, criticism of 'other media', elitists and think tanks, and the 'common sense' theme.
- Leaves out or plays down
- No outside reaction or independent critics' views.
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- “Exclusive”“dead wrong”
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“critics of the America First foreign policy are dead wrong” — Breitbart
What every side reports
- Rubio gave the interview to Breitbart News at the State Department on 15 October.
- He said US foreign policy must be driven by what is good for America, and that the UN and global order will not be put ahead of US interests.
- He said diplomacy would manage differences with allies.
- He said that without this approach America would be a 'middle power'.
Marco Rubio person
Argues America First is common sense, benefits allies too, and that critics at think tanks and in editorial pages are wrong.
“in the end, America First is common sense” — Breitbart
“Rubio rejected criticism of the policy” — Hindustan Times
America First foreign policy topic
Presented by Rubio as a foreign policy driven by US interests, using all elements of American power while keeping diplomacy.
“we are going to use all the elements of American power to further the interest of the United States” — Breitbart
Left0 articles
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Centre1 article
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Neutral Summarises Rubio's Breitbart remarks as a defence of Trump's policy and a deprioritising of the global order.
Right1 article
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Sympathetic Exclusive interview presenting Rubio's case against critics largely in his own words.
- 16 Oct 00:59 First BreitbartR Exclusive — Secretary Marco Rubio Explains ‘America First’ Foreign Policy: ‘Common Sense,’ ‘What’s Right for America Before Anything Else’
- 16 Oct 04:21 +3h 23m Hindustan TimesN Marco Rubio backs Trump’s ‘America First’ foreign policy, says US will no longer put global order first
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