# Rubio praises nationalism, links ‘America First’ values to ancient Greece

https://mins.news/en/item/91480

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-08 13:38 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/8/rubio-praises-nationalism-and-ties-america-first-values-to-ancient-greece?traffic_source=rss

> US Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged Western nations in an Athens speech to unapologetically put their own interests first. He praised ancient Greece, lamented “Western decline” and defended Trump’s “America First” foreign policy.

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