Marco Rubio confronted on past criticism of Jan 6 rioters as Trump issues pardons

Marco Rubio confronted on past criticism of January 6 rioters as Trump issues pardonsSource CBS

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00:00I hear you, but in February 2021, even you issued a statement, you said the images of

00:06the attacks stirred up anger in you, the nation was embarrassed in the eyes of the world by

00:12our own citizens.

00:13How do you personally reconcile those feelings with the pardons that he did yesterday?

00:19I understand you have work to do in the job as far as there are many things, but on this

00:22particular issue, I'm curious about what you're thinking.

00:26Yeah, well, what I'm thinking is that I used to be a United States senator until midnight

00:31last night, and now I'm going about to be sworn in as the Secretary of State of the

00:35United States.

00:36And that's what I'm thinking is I work for Donald J. Trump, the new president, United

00:39States, the 47th president, who has a clear mandate to reorient our foreign policy to

00:44one that once again puts America and our interests at the center.

00:47And that's what I'm going to focus on 100 percent.