Rubio Snaps at CBS's Brennan Asking For 'Justification' of Student Protester's Visa Being Revoked [View all]

Source: MEDIAite

Mar 16th, 2025, 4:31 pm


Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Face the Nation host Margaret Brennan she should “watch the news” after she asked him whether there was “any evidence” supporting the U.S. State Department’s justification for revoking the visa of a Columbia student who helped organize protests against Israel that, Homeland Security said, “led activities aligned to Hamas, a designated terrorist organization.” Rubio appeared on the most recent Face the Nation on CBS Sunday to discuss several topics, including Russia, the war in Ukraine, Israel’s war with Hamas in Gaza, and the ICE raid and detainment of Columbia grad student Mahmoud Khalil, ultimately leading to his visa being revoked.

“Can you substantiate any form of material support for terrorism, specifically to Hamas, from this Columbia student? Or was it simply that he was espousing a controversial political point of view?” Brennan asked. “Well, not just the student. We’re going to do more. In fact, every day now we’re approving visa revocations, and if that visa led to a green card, the green card process as well,” Rubio answered. He said the reason is “very simple.”

“When you apply to enter the United States and you get a visa, you are a guest,” he said. “And in it, you have to make certain assertions. And if you tell us, when you apply for a visa, I’m coming to the U.S. to participate in pro-Hamas events, that runs counter to the foreign policy interest of the United States of America. It’s that simple.” Rubio said several times that if someone said they were coming here to engage in these activities, they wouldn’t get the visa in the first place. He added that once someone has come here, done those things, they lied on the application. “So, you lied to us. You’re out. It’s that simple. It’s that straightforward,” he said.

That’s when Brennan asked, “But is there any evidence of a link to terrorism, or is it just his point of view?” Rubio snippily responded, “Yeah, they take over, I mean – do you not, I mean, you should watch the news. These guys take over entire buildings. They vandalize colleges. They shut down colleges.” “We covered it intensely,” Brennan objected.

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