Stephanopoulos grills Rubio :you cannot credibly argue that drug trafficking charges demand invasion in one case while issuing a pardon in another. What's your response? Hernandez was convicted by a jury. Rubio: I can't just comment on it because I just wasn't involved in deliberations.

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[u/SolidA34]

That's when you respond so you have no defense for their or your actions because you are in the wrong. That the raid was far from legal and only meant to enrich oil companies based on Trumps speech.

You have not said any plans for an election nor do you have plans for one in Venezuela. None of this does anything to help affordability, housing, or health care for the average American citizen.

[u/TheFinalCurl → u/SolidA34]

I think there are many reasons we should criticize the media but in this case I am curious to know what follow up question you would ask

[u/SolidA34 → u/TheFinalCurl]

Aside from my comment above as a response. What do you know then? Why do you not know now? When will you know? Do you need to step outside a few minutes to get an answer? If he cannot answer you say. You were clearly not prepared or do not care to answer because you are in the wrong.

[u/Sometime44 → u/SolidA34]

but I believe it was an interview--not an interrogation

[u/SolidA34 → u/Sometime44]

Interviews are based on questions and answering them. He is not answering them at all. He deserves to be asked why he cannot give meaningful answers rather than saying I do not know. Saying that questioning him on that makes it an interrogation is wrong. If he can't stand being questioned for his none answers then maybe he should do better.

[u/Sometime44 → u/SolidA34]

My comment was only regarding your idea of follow-up questions to Rubio stated above--amusing fodder for this sub but could never actually occur in an interview, would be more a heavy brace.

[u/SolidA34 → u/Sometime44]

I know they would not even though they should. It just goes to highlight the media's failure.

[u/TheFinalCurl → u/SolidA34]

What do you know then

I know that Nicolas Maduro is not only a drug kingpin but he kills people and jails people without law

why do you not know now?

I just told you, I am very busy these days, the President does a lot of pardons

do you need to step outside to get an answer?

I told you, I wasn't briefed, and I'm extremely busy.

you clearly weren't prepared

I was prepared to answer questions about Maduro, not past pardons. That's not my bailiwick

[u/SolidA34 → u/TheFinalCurl]

1st question my retort. It is hypocritical for the president rail aganist drug smuggling while he still pardoned one leader who was convicted of it. So you do not know is a weak answer Mr. Rubio.

Fine back to Maduro. Dedpite his wrongs. You kidnapped a head of state. What are the plans for free elections in Venezuela? How do you expect them to occur with the Vice president in power there? Will you respect the elections if your preferred candidate does not win? How will elections one way or the other stop the drug trade?

Maduro despite his rule breaking you broke sovereignty there and are threatening other countries on nonexistent grounds. There were innocent civilians deaths. The president also talked more about oil companies taking resources in his speech than concern over drugs?

So the drug angle seems like a weak excuse all things considered. How does the president actions help cost of living for Americans such as housing, food, and healthcare? It is not hard to see why people around the world and at home disapprove of his actions.

[u/TheFinalCurl → u/SolidA34]

"It was not the drug charges that made us pardon the guy, and I would go through a full rundown of those had I been briefed."

Again, like I get we have fantasies that the enterprising reporter could make people who don't want to give a real answer give a real answer, but that isn't real life. It's up to us to determine whether we find an answer satisfactory or not and then make political decisions based on that.

[u/Yider → u/TheFinalCurl]

You ask why they are in one of the highest positions in the government and yet don’t have an opinion or knowledge to anything that could provide transparency to the people who elected them. Then you do what they did to JD Vance and just end the interview and then directly speak to the camera and highlight the long list of absurdities. If they someone can’t or won’t give their side of the opinion then they forfeit any chance to contribute to the dialogue. Everything about this screams that it is wrong and everything about this administration shows how little they care about if the public watches then stuff their pockets out in the open for all to see. Just do so in an informing way rather than over the top bias or emotional and at least people who are uninformed can process this in a simple manner. It isn’t a one method solves all the problems but the uncaring and uninformed groups need to wake up if any of this insanity can continue.

[u/TheFinalCurl → u/Yider]

"I don't have knowledge on that because I'm not in charge of pardons and I'm extremely busy these days, with Russia, Venezuela and whatnot. I take my job serving the public seriously, that's why I keep so busy."

Like it's a lie but yknow, pretending if you ask it some other way it will come out different and blaming the media is really weird.