Interview February 16, 2025 QUESTION: Good morning and welcome to Face the Nation. We want to begin today with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is in Jerusalem on the second leg of his trip through Europe and the Middle East. Mr. Secretary, I know it’s the evening hours there and you’ve had a long day. We appreciate your time. You’ve got quite a busy schedule. You met earlier with Prime Minister Netanyahu. He said he’s lockstep with the Trump Administration but he can’t share details on, quote, “when the Gates of Hell will be opened…if all our hostages are not released.” Did he tell you he wants to keep talks going to get to phase two of this hostage deal? SECRETARY RUBIO: Well, I think we share a common goal. We want to see every hostage released. Frankly, I think – and the President has said this – we want to see them out as soon as we possibly can. And certainly the world has watched these images of people, and it’s just heartbreaking to remember that some of th...
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