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Rubio touts nationalism, allies in Greece

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ATHENS, Greece -- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in a sweeping speech against the backdrop of the Acropolis in Athens, called for the nations of the West to return to their civilizational roots and restore the values that drove the rise of Europe and North America to global dominance for centu…

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  1. Rubio calls for new era of power between U.S., Europe, with ancient Greece as backdrop

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    Rubio touts nationalism, allies in Greece

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  1. Just the News

    Rubio’s Acropolis speech pitches Trumpism as a return to Western roots (opens Just the News)

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    The remarks by the secretary of state came as part of a relatively short diplomatic tour that also included Iceland and Portugal.

  2. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Rubio, in Greece, set to call for the West to restore founding democratic principles and values (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to call on the nations of the West to return to their civilizational roots and restore the values that drove the rise of Europe and North America to global dominance for centuries

  3. Breitbart News

    Rubio in Greece to Renew Call for West to Fight Civilizational Decline (opens Breitbart News)

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    U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will use an address in Athens, Greece, on Wednesday to renew his call for Americans and Europeans alike to join as one in a great renewal of the Western spirit, a common heritage stretching from the ancient Greek capital and Rome to Christendom and the founding of…

  4. Fox News

    Rubio to deliver urgent plea to save Western civilization during speech in its birthplace (opens Fox News)

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    Marco Rubio will deliver a major address near the Acropolis calling on Americans and Europeans to reject decline and renew Western civilization.

  5. New York Post

    Marco Rubio to call for the West to return to civilizational roots, restore founding democratic values (opens New York Post)

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    Rubio intends to remind listeners of qualities he says were born in Greece and later defined the West, such as curiosity, courage, ambition and a restless spirit of exploration and discovery of the unknown.

  6. The Hill

    Watch live: Rubio makes case for Western democracy in Athens speech (opens The Hill)

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    Secretary of State Marco Rubio will deliver a major address from Greece on Wednesday, urging Western nations to return to their “civilizational roots” as the Trump administration seeks to reassure uneasy European allies. Speaking near the Acropolis, Rubio is expected to argue that the U.S.

  7. Washington Examiner

    WATCH LIVE: Rubio speaks in Greece about Western civilization (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in Athens, Greece, on Wednesday. At 11:30 a.m. Eastern, he will deliver remarks urging countries to join the United States in fostering the revitalization of Western countries.

  8. WFMZ Allentown

    Rubio, in Greece, calls for the West to restore founding democratic principles and values (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    ATHENS (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called for the nations of the West to return to their civilizational roots and restore the values that drove the rise of Europe and North America to global dominance for centuries.

  9. New York Post

    Marco Rubio declares West is ‘at an inflection point’ in speech at Acropolis of Athens, warns Europe must ‘confront dangers’ (opens New York Post)

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    Rubio urged European nations to join with the US in "confronting the threats of our age" during an impassioned speech in Athens Wednesday.

  10. Bloomberg

    Rubio Says US ‘Unapologetic’ About Power in Warning to Europe (opens Bloomberg)

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    Secretary of State Marco Rubio used a dramatic backdrop in Greece to remind the world of the Trump administration’s focus on the “unapologetic” pursuit of power, and issued another warning to Europe about the dangers of Western decline.

  11. Not The Bee

    Rubio defends Western Civilization at the Acropolis: "We should be intensely proud of where we come from." (opens Not The Bee)

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    Aristotle, Plato, Socrates, Alexander the Great and ... Marco Rubio?

  12. CBS News

    Rubio calls for "unapologetic pursuit of national power" in Acropolis speech (opens CBS News)

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    Secretary of State Marco Rubio stood before the Acropolis to argue that the answer to the West's current problems can be found, at least in part, in ancient Greece.

  13. Philadelphia Inquirer

    From the Acropolis, Rubio urges Europe to defend Western values and strengthen alliance with US (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called on Western nations to return to their civilizational roots and restore the values that drove the rise of Europe and North America to global dominance for centuries

  14. Triblive

    From the Acropolis, Rubio urges Europe to defend Western values and strengthen alliance with U.S. (opens Triblive)

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    ATHENS — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in a sweeping speech against the backdrop of the Acropolis in Athens, called for the nations of the West to return to their civilizational roots and restore the values that drove the rise of Europe and North America to global dominance for centuries.

  15. The New Republic

    Marco Rubio, Son of Cuban Immigrants, Praises Western Superiority (opens The New Republic)

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    Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a hypernationalistic speech at the Acropolis in Athens Wednesday in which he lauded the supposed superiority of Western civilization while stoking more fears about immigration.

  16. Washington Examiner

    Rubio’s rallying cry for the West coupled with stunning Acropolis optics stoke 2028 embers (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a landmark speech in Athens on Wednesday in which the chief diplomat urged fellow Western powers to recognize a common heritage and shared future. But following the philosophical manifesto — which name-dropped figures such as Aristotle, Plato, and Plutarch — …

  17. The Hill

    Rubio calls for new era of power between U.S., Europe, with ancient Greece as backdrop (opens The Hill)

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    Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday called for a new era of U.S. and European power on the global stage in a major speech delivered in Athens with a dramatic background provided by the ancient Acropolis and setting Mediterranean sun. He said the U.S.

  18. PBS NewsHour

    WATCH: Rubio urges Europe to defend Western values and strengthen U.S. alliance in Greece (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in a sweeping speech against the backdrop of the Acropolis in Athens, called for the nations of the West to return to their civilizational roots and restore the values that drove the rise of Europe and North America to global dominance for centuries.

  19. Semafor

    US 'unapologetic' in 'pursuit of national power,' Rubio says (opens Semafor)

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    The US’ top diplomat made the case for NATO allies to build self-reliance at a speech in Athens.

  20. New York Post

    Marco Rubio: We must fight to defend Western Civilization (opens New York Post)

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    In front of the legendary Acropolis in Greece on Wednesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio gave a stirring defense of Western civilization — and why we must fight to defend it. An excerpt

  21. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Rubio touts nationalism, allies in Greece (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    ATHENS, Greece -- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in a sweeping speech against the backdrop of the Acropolis in Athens, called for the nations of the West to return to their civilizational roots and restore the values that drove the rise of Europe and North America to global dominance for centu…

  22. Objectivist

    Marco Rubio Sounds Alarm at Western Inflection Point, Demands Europe Confront Its Dangers [WATCH] (opens Objectivist)

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    Speaking beneath the Acropolis, Marco Rubio warned that Western civilization faces a historic test and called on Europe to rediscover its courage, strengthen ties with the United States, and confront the dangers of the present age.

  23. Wall Street Journal

    Opinion | Marco Rubio: The Birth and Rebirth of Western Civilization (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    America and Europe can revive the spirit of ancient Greece and make all our nations great again.

  24. The Daily Signal

    Rubio’s Rousing Athens Speech Highlights the Infrastructure Demonizing the West (opens The Daily Signal)

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    The West has lost faith in itself, embracing an ideology of mediocrity rather than its God-given inheritance of self-government, prosperity, and excellence. When Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a clarion call for the West to re-embrace its heritage, amid a backdrop of the Parthenon in Athen…

  25. Charisma Magazine Online

    Rubio Defends the West Amid Globalist Rise (opens Charisma Magazine Online)

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    Secretary of State Marco Rubio took aim at globalist actions that have eroded Western values in Athens, Greece, where he provided a defense of the West. “The word nationalism became a dirty word. And so we tore down our monuments, we condemned our own history, and in too many places we taught our ch…

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