TOPSHOT - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio boards a plane en route to El Salvador at Panama Pacifico International Airport in Panama City on February 3, 2025. Rubio is in Panama on a two-day official visit. (MARK SCHIEFELBEIN/Pool AP/AFP via Getty Images)
The plane has since turned around and was returning to Joint Base Andrews.
Bruce said Rubio intends to continue his travel to Germany and the Middle East on a different aircraft.
This is a developing story.
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