The following is the full transcript of an interview with Secretary of State Marco Rubio that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Aug. 17, 2025.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio rejected the premise of this question from CBS "Face The Nation" host Margaret Brennan about Trump's meetings last week with Vladimir Putin and next week with Volodymyr Zelensky: Brennan asked: "You know,

Secretaries of State Marco Rubio clashed with Face the Nation host Margaret Brennan as the two exchanged fiery words over Donald Trump's meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky

On this "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" broadcast, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Sen. Dan Sullivan join Margaret Brennan.

President Donald Trump has taken aim at MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace in a bizarre social media rant. The drama started when 79-year-old Trump kicked off his Sunday morning with a cryptic post on Truth Social. “Bela,” he wrote, leaving his followers to debate the meaning of the word.

In his appearance on "Face the Nation" yesterday with Margaret Brennan, Secretary of State Marco Rubio praised Donald Trump for "dedicating" a lot of time and energy in trying to end the Russia-Ukraine War.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said "both sides are going to have to make concessions" to end Russia's war in Ukraine.

This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Secretary of State Marco Rubio joins to discuss President Trump's three-hour meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday in Alaska. Plus,