"We knew that there was going to be an Israeli action, Rubio told reporters after a congressional meeting on Monday. We knew that that would precipitate an attack against American forces, and we knew that if we didn't pre-emptively go after them before they launched those attacks, we would suffer higher casualties."
"You guys can misrepresent it, but I was asked a specific question yesterday. The bottom line is this, the president determined we were not going to get hit first. It's that simple, guys. We are not going put Americans' troops in harm's way. If you tell the president of the United States that if we don't go first, we're going to have more people killed and more people injured."
Secretary of State Marco Rubio engaged in a heated exchange with reporters at a press conference regarding statements he made about Iran and Israel. Rubio claimed media outlets misrepresented his comments by taking them out of context. He stated that the U.S. knew an Israeli action would occur and would trigger attacks against American forces, prompting preemptive U.S. action to prevent higher casualties. When pressed by CNN's Manu Raju for clarification, Rubio refused, asserting reporters needed to read his complete statement. Rubio emphasized that President Biden determined the U.S. would not be hit first and that the decision prioritized protecting American troops from harm.
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