# Rubio invokes history in Greece to promote Trump’s ‘America first’ approach

https://mins.news/en/item/90468

- The Guardian, 2026-10-07 22:05 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/07/rubio-greece-trump-america-first-speech

> US Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a speech in Athens, drawing on antiquity and America’s founders to defend Donald Trump’s “America first” foreign policy. He urged Europe to “awaken from its long slumber,” described the West as being at an inflection point and championed national power, reindustrialisation and rebuilding defense.

## Related coverage

- [Analysis: Rubio’s Greece speech casts him as heir and modernizer of ‘America First’](https://mins.news/en/item/90493) — CNN, 2026-10-07
- [Live: Rubio delivers major speech in Athens](https://mins.news/en/video/89919) — VOA Chinese, 2026-10-07
- [Rubio to link ancient Greek values to ‘America First’ in Athens speech](https://mins.news/en/item/89912) — Reuters, 2026-10-07