Marco Rubio Crushes CBS’s Margaret Brennan Over Deporting Hamas Sympathizers
- by: Matt Palumbo
- March 18, 2025
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the decision to revoke the visa and green card of former Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil, clashing with CBS host Margaret Brennan during a Face the Nation appearance.
Khalil was arrested by DHS officials on March 8 due to alleged ties to activities aligned with the terrorist group Hamas. Kahlil helped lead pro-Palestinian protests as Columbia University, and holds a green card.
When questioned by Brennan if Khalil had provided any material support to Hamas to justify revoking his legal status, Rubio fired back that they’re taking a broader approach to individuals involved in extremist activities on U.S. soil, and that visa revocations are happening on a daily basis.
“Well, not just the student. We’re going to do more. In fact, every day now we’re approving visa revocations, and if that visa led to a green card, the green card process as well,” Rubio said. “When you apply to enter the United States and you get a visa, you are a guest. You’re coming as a student, you’re coming as a tourist, or what have you.”
He added that people who enter the U.S. while misrepresenting their intentions will face consequences; “In it, you have to make certain assertions. If you tell us, when you apply for a visa, ‘I’m coming to the U.S. to participate in pro-Hamas events,’ that runs counter to the foreign policy interest of the United States of America. It’s that simple. So you lied. If you had told us that you were going to do that, we never would have given you the visa. Now you’re here. Now you do it. You lied to us. You’re out. It’s that simple. It’s that straightforward.”
Watch the full exchange below:
Khalil was arrested by DHS officials on March 8 due to alleged ties to activities aligned with the terrorist group Hamas. Kahlil helped lead pro-Palestinian protests as Columbia University, and holds a green card.
When questioned by Brennan if Khalil had provided any material support to Hamas to justify revoking his legal status, Rubio fired back that they’re taking a broader approach to individuals involved in extremist activities on U.S. soil, and that visa revocations are happening on a daily basis.
“Well, not just the student. We’re going to do more. In fact, every day now we’re approving visa revocations, and if that visa led to a green card, the green card process as well,” Rubio said. “When you apply to enter the United States and you get a visa, you are a guest. You’re coming as a student, you’re coming as a tourist, or what have you.”
He added that people who enter the U.S. while misrepresenting their intentions will face consequences; “In it, you have to make certain assertions. If you tell us, when you apply for a visa, ‘I’m coming to the U.S. to participate in pro-Hamas events,’ that runs counter to the foreign policy interest of the United States of America. It’s that simple. So you lied. If you had told us that you were going to do that, we never would have given you the visa. Now you’re here. Now you do it. You lied to us. You’re out. It’s that simple. It’s that straightforward.”
Watch the full exchange below:
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