JUST IN: Marco Rubio Says 'It Is Time' To 'Make America Greater Than It Has Ever Been' At The RNC

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Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) rallied support for Donald Trump's reelection bid, and praised the former president's record and accomplishments in a passionate address to the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, WI.

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00:00Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Don't say Polo. Don't say Polo.

00:16Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. The last few days remind us that the life of every

00:27living thing and the breath of all mankind is in the hands of God. We were brought to

00:43the precipice of the abyss and by the hand of God, reminded of what truly matters in

00:51our lives and in our country. This thing we do called politics, it matters. It's not unimportant,

00:59but it is our people who must always matter the most in everything we do. By giving voice

01:14to everyday Americans, President Trump has not just transformed our party, he has inspired

01:23a movement. A movement of the people who grow our food and drive our trucks, the people

01:37who make our cars and build our homes, the people whose taxes fund our government and

01:45whose children fight our wars. Americans like Corey Comparatore, he was a former fire chief

01:57and a loving husband. He was described as the best dad a girl could ever ask for. As

02:05a man of God who loved Jesus fiercely and looked after members of his church. Corey was one of the

02:15millions of everyday Americans who make our country great. He wasn't rich, he wasn't famous,

02:23and the only reason why we know his name and story now is because last Saturday he shielded

02:34his wife and daughter from an assassin's bullet and lost his life the way he lived it, a hero.

03:04For those still wondering who are in the press and many watching at home, these are the Americans

03:17who wear the red hats and wait for hours under a blazing sun to hear Trump speak. And what

03:24they want, what they ask for, it is not hateful or extreme. What they want is good jobs and

03:33lower prices. They want borders that are secure and for those who come here to do so legally.

03:41They want to be safe from criminals and from terrorists. And they want for our leaders

03:47to care more about our problems here at home than about the problems of other countries

03:53far away. There is absolutely nothing dangerous or anything divisive about putting Americans

04:11first.

04:33Those who are offended, anyone who is offended about putting America first has forgotten

04:39what American is and what American means. American isn't the color of our skin or our

04:46ethnicity. Americans are people as diverse as humanity itself. But out of many, we are

04:56one because as the life story of our next Vice President, J.D. Vance, reminds us, we

05:02are all descendants of ordinary people who achieved extraordinary things. Who do we come

05:17from? We come from pioneers who ventured west to chase their dreams and slaves who overcame

05:25bondage to claim their right to the promise of America. We come from exiles who fled tyranny

05:31in search of freedom and of immigrants who left behind all they had and knew because

05:39they could not be or achieve God's purpose for their life in the nation of their birth.

05:45That is an American.

05:54And putting Americans first must be what this election is about. When President Trump

06:03was in the White House, Americans had more money and lower prices. Our borders were secure

06:11and our laws were enforced. Iran was broke, the Taliban stopped killing Americans, and

06:18Putin did not invade anyone. Under Biden, high prices devour paychecks. Criminals and

06:37drugs are allowed to flood into our country and terrorize our people. And Iran has money

06:43to support terrorists, the Taliban humiliated us in Afghanistan, and not one but two major

06:50wars have broken out.

06:53My fellow Americans, the only way to make America wealthy and safe and strong again

07:00is to make Donald J. Trump our president again.

07:19Our country has been injured by the bad decisions of weak leaders. But now, though bloodied

07:29by our wounds, we must stand up and fight. Fight not with violence or destruction, but

07:37with our voices and our votes. Fight not against each other, but for the hopes and dreams we

07:45share in common and make us one. And fight for an America where we are safe from those

07:52who seek to harm us on our streets and from abroad.

07:58And we will not be alone in this fight. For leading us in this fight will be a man who,

08:03although wounded and facing danger, he stood up and raised his fist and reminded us that

08:09our people and our country are always worth fighting for.

08:38It is time to put our country and our people first again. And if we do, together we will

08:49make our people wealthy again. If we do, together we will make our country safe again. Together

09:02we will make Donald Trump our president again. And together we will not just make America

09:19great again. We will make America greater than it has ever been.

09:26Thank you. God bless you.

09:32Thank you. God bless you.

JUST IN: Marco Rubio Says 'It Is Time' To 'Make America Greater Than It Has Ever Been' At The RNC

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