Marco Rubio Accused of Contradicting Himself Over Claims Israel Pushed U.S. Into War
March 4, 2026
FIRST HE SAID IT.
NOW HE DENIES IT.
Marco Rubio appears to contradict his earlier remarks suggesting Israel pushed the U.S. toward war.
Truth has a way of resurfacing.
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English Script:
Journalist: Yesterday you told us that Israel was going to strike Iran and that that’s why we needed to get involved. Today, the president said that….
Marco Rubio: No.
Journalist: Iran was going to get…
Marco Rubio: Your statement is false. I was asked very specifically. Were you there yesterday?
Journalist: Yes, I asked the question.
Marco Rubio: No, were you the one that…Because somebody asked me a question, did we go in because of Israel? And I said, you were asking me, that follow up, And I said, no.
Marco Rubio: I told you this had to happen anyway. We knew that there was going to be an Israeli action. We knew that that would precipitate an attack against American forces. And we knew that if we didn’t preemptively go after them before they launched those attacks, we would suffer higher casualties and perhaps even higher those killed.
