Secretary of State Marco Rubio talks to reporters at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Friday, April 4, 2025. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin/Pool)
The secretary of state said the "worst thing" the U.S. could do is leave the global trade system "the way it is forever."
"I mean, this is, just can't continue. We can't continue to be a country that doesn't make things. We have to be able to make things to provide jobs for Americans... it’s that simple," he added. "China, as an example. I mean, it's outrageous. I mean, they don't consume anything. All they do is export and flood and distort markets in addition to all the tariffs and barriers they put in place."
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that the U.S. has "to reset the global order of trade." (AP/Jacquelyn Martin/Pool)
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"Businesses around the world, including in trade and global trade, they just need to know what the rules are. Once they know what the rules are, they will adjust to those rules," he said. "So I don't think it's fair to say economies are crashing. Markets are crashing because markets are based on the stock value of companies who today are embedded in modes of production that are bad for the United States."
Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.
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