Overview
- Speaking on Fox News, the secretary of state said radical Islamic movements view the United States as their primary enemy and threaten the broader West.
- He described the ideology as expansionist, seeking control over more territory and people rather than remaining confined to any one region.
- Rubio warned that such groups are willing to use killings and assassinations to advance their aims.
- He claimed that the overwhelming majority of attacks inside the United States have been inspired by radical Islamist ideology.
- In remarks at a White House Cabinet meeting, he tied his warning to a policy framework judged solely by whether it makes the country “safer, stronger and more prosperous,” while crediting President Trump with brokering peace deals, including one he cited between India and Pakistan.