US Secretary of State Marco Rubio points as journalists raise their hands to ask questions during an end-of-year press conference in the State Department Press Briefing Room in Washington on Dec. 19, 2025. Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images

Secretary of State Marco Rubio held an end-of-the-year press briefing on Dec. 19, highlighting the Trump administration’s foreign policy agenda and fielding reporters’ questions about issues including Venezuela, the Russia-Ukraine war, and the cease-fire between Israel and Gaza.

The briefing at the State Department began with Rubio stating why he believes President Donald Trump was elected—from a foreign policy point-of-view.

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