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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) slammed Secretary of State Marco Rubio over his absence from the negotiations with Iran in Pakistan. In April, while Secretary Rubio was watching fights with President Donald Trump in Miami, Vice President JD Vance was in Pakistan failing to negotiate a deal with Iran alongside Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, both of whom do not have Congressional approval to be America’s diplomats.
Below are excerpts from Rosen’s Remarks:
Senator Rosen: “I’d like to remind the American people that, as the Secretary of State, your main duty as America’s chief diplomat is to maintain our relations with foreign nations. This is why I was shocked to see that you were at a party with President Trump in Miami instead of accompanying Vice President Vance to Pakistan for the negotiations to end the Iran War…”
“In fact, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner – both of whom were never confirmed by this body to be America’s diplomats – accompanied the Vice President and were in the negotiations. Even Iran’s Foreign Minister was there, yet you were not. I just feel that’s embarrassing for us and it’s embarrassing for you.“
“Mr. Secretary, Congress represents the American people, and we have the power to confirm who represents America abroad. We confirmed you to be in the room where the negotiations are happening and it is just unthinkable that you are not, that you are missing such high-stakes negotiations or that you are not involved.”
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