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On Friday evening, during an event at the Federalist Society, Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a powerful defense of President Trump’s agenda, American sovereignty, and an “America First” foreign policy.
Rubio delivered the keynote address at the Federalist Society’s 2026 National Lawyers Convention in Washington, D.C.
The convention’s attendees consisted primarily of conservative lawyers, judges, legal scholars, law students, and other members of the Federalist Society, and much of his speech focused on legal issues.
The speech was an unapologetic rejection of globalism and reasserted the United States’ right to act in its own best interests.
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But it was his closing message, one of strength and hope, that brought the audience to their feet for a standing ovation.
Rubio stated, “We have much more to do over the next two, the next six, the next 20 years. Great things that last are built in decades, not election cycles. There will be more victories, and there will be more defeats. There will be more triumphs, and there will be more disappointments. This is the nature of all undertakings of this weight and of this magnitude.”
“There are no great men or great causes in the pages of history that did not suffer the same. But we are persuaded of the justice of our cause, and we too will triumph in the end.”
“And I am— And though we are prepared for the twists and turns and the ups and downs of the road ahead, of this I believe with all my heart, that we in this generation will leave for our children and our grandchildren what Americans always leave for their children and their grandchildren, the single greatest nation in the history of the world”
Watch:
The final minute of Marco Rubio’s Federalist Society address brought the entire audience to its feet for a standing ovation.
It wasn’t a message of defeat or retreat after the midterms. It was a message of total optimism.
Rubio looked out at the crowd and delivered a powerful reminder that the fight for greatness is bigger than any single election.
RUBIO: “We have much more to do over the next two, the next six, the next twenty years.”
“Great things that last are built in decades, not election cycles.”
“There will be more victories, and there will be more defeats…”
“This is the nature of all undertakings of this weight and of this magnitude.”
“There are no great men, or great causes…that did not suffer the same.”
Rubio’s admitting that the road ahead won’t always be easy. But, to him, the cause is bigger than any one setback, and it’s always worth fighting for.
Truly powerful.
— Overton (@overton_news) November 13, 2026
Earlier in his speech, Rubio echoed many of the powerful sentiments he expressed during a passionate speech in Greece in October, urging rejection of globalism and fighting the “decline of the West.”
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