In Rubio's first interview after being sworn into office as [[Secretary of State]] in January 2025, Rubio told [[Megyn Kelly]]:
In Rubio's first interview after being sworn into office as [[Secretary of State]] in January 2025, Rubio told [[Megyn Kelly]]:
{{Cquote|What the [[dishonest]]y that has existed is, that we somehow led people to believe that [[Ukraine]] would be able not just to defeat [[Russia]], but, you know, destroy them, push them all the way back to what the world looked [[Maidan coup|like in 2014]]...Ukraine is being set back a hundred years...Their [[energy]] grid is being wiped out...And you know how many Ukrainians have left Ukraine, living in other countries now?...They may never return.}}
{{Cquote|What the [[dishonest]]y that has existed is, that we somehow led people to believe that [[Ukraine]] would be able not just to defeat [[Russia]], but, you know, destroy them, push them all the way back to what the world looked [[Maidan coup|like in 2014]]...Ukraine is being set back a hundred years...Their [[energy]] grid is being wiped out...And you know how many Ukrainians have left Ukraine, living in other countries now?...They may never return.}}
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== Endorsement ==
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The ''Miami Herald'' wholeheartedly endorsed Rubio during the 2010 Senate race:
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"At this critical juncture in the nation’s economy, Mr. Rubio offers a welcome dose of fiscal restraint. He has exhibited common sense on Social Security, where he proposes raising the retirement age as a way of keeping the program solvent. Neither Mr. Crist nor Mr. Meek has dared to make take such a clear stand. ''Mr. Rubio has the potential to be the kind of statesman Floridians can be proud to call a native son -- much like another [[conservative]], former Senator Connie Mack."'' <ref>[http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/10/24/1887397/for-us-senate-the-miami-herald.html#ixzz13GnxeIES For U.S. Senate, The Miami Herald recommends Marco Rubio.]</ref>