Trump's State Department spokesperson discusses the administration's foreign policy
6/26/202610 min
Tommy Pigott, the State Department's spokesperson, has just returned from a trip to the Middle East.
He was there with Secretary of State Marco Rubio to meet with Gulf leaders about the administration's ongoing negotiations with Iran.
While there, Secretary Rubio pledged the administrations commitment to helping Venezuela recover from this week's deadly earthquakes.
Pigott joins us to discuss his recent trip, the Iran negotiations, and the U.S.'s role in the aftermath of Venezuela's deadly earthquake.
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First 90 secondsScott Detrow· Host0:00
It's Consider This, where every day we go deep on one big news story. Today, a closer look at President Trump's foreign policy aims. The State Department is busy trying to end a conflict in one part of the world while helping with rescue efforts in another.
Marco Rubio· Soundbite0:13
I know the president's made a full commitment to being supportive of Venezuela.
Scott Detrow· Host0:16
On Thursday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio addressed reporters about the back-to-back earthquakes that rocked Venezuela. The U.S. pledged $150 million toward relief efforts, but questions remain about whether the earthquake could upend Venezuela's stabilization process just months after the U.S. took its former president into custody.
Marco Rubio· Soundbite0:35
You know, I, I don't think we're analyzing it through that lens. Obviously, it's, it's, it's, it's an, you know, it's, it's a setback in that regard, but we're gonna get through it, and I think Venezuela's gonna emerge stronger from it despite the tragedy that it's confronting right now.
Scott Detrow· Host0:47
Rubio made those marks in Bahrain. He'd been visiting several Gulf nations to talk with them about the preliminary agreement between the United States and Iran.
Marco Rubio· Soundbite0:56
If we can make a deal with Iran that, that's good for everybody, we wanna do it. We're gonna get every-- we're gonna give it every chance to succeed, but also to make the point that we're not gonna do anything or agree to anything, uh, that they're not aware of, that, that they're not, that our partners in the area are not aware of, that our partners in the area are not, uh, aligned with, and that in any way could undermine their security and, and, and, and their stability.
Scott Detrow· Host1:18
[music] Consider this. The United States is directly involved in two major global events. What do they tell us about President Trump's foreign policy priorities? We will hear from the State Department spokesperson.