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Fact-checking Marco Rubio at Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Secretary of State Marco Rubio appears before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee following the U.S. military raid that ousted then-President Nicolas Maduro, at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 28, 2026 (AP) Secretary of State Marco Rubio appears before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee following the U.S. military raid that ousted then-President Nicolas Maduro, at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 28, 2026 (AP)

Secretary of State Marco Rubio appears before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee following the U.S. military raid that ousted then-President Nicolas Maduro, at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 28, 2026 (AP)

By PolitiFact Staff June 2, 2026

We are fact-checking Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The hearing is to review the State Department’s fiscal year 2027 budget request, but Rubio is expected to face questions about the U.S. war against Iran. 

 

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