Rubio made the comments during a press conference in Jamaica on Wednesday. They were a break from other officials who have attempted to downplay the accidental inclusion of the Atlantic editor-in-chief in a group chat that discussed the bombing of Houthi combatants in Yemen.
“Obviously, someone made a mistake, someone made a big mistake and added a journalist. No offense to journalists, but you’re not supposed to be on that thing,” Rubio told reporters. “So they got on there, and this happened.”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio gives a joint news conference with Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston, Jamaica, Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (Nathan Howard/Pool Photo via AP)
The secretary of state refused to speak for
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