# Press Stunned by Rubio's Brutally Honest Answer About Iran War

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Podcast: [The Rubin Report](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rubin-report-432515)
Published: 2026-05-06T18:18:00+00:00
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Dave Rubin of "The Rubin Report" talks about Marco Rubio taking over for Karoline Leavitt for a day and making an unexpected announcement about the end of Operation Epic Fury and the nightmare scenario that was avoided by Donald Trump starting the Iran War and how Project Freedom will deal with the Strait of Hormuz crisis; Citadel CEO Ken Griffin making Zohran Mamdani regret his personal attack on him after he announced that he is officially scaling back his $6 billion project for midtown Manhattan, which would have created 15,000 permanent jobs and doubling down on his investments in Miami; CNN's Kaitlan Collins getting Katie Porter to cry at the California Governor Debate by confronting her with the documented allegations of her abusing her employees; Ilhan Omar refusing to turn over documents related to the Feeding Our Future Minnesota fraud within the Somali community; FBI Director Kash Patel shocking Sean Hannity with the stats of arrests of violent criminals under Donald Trump compared to Joe Biden; Spencer Pratt releasing the best campaign ad of all time featuring Gavin Newsom, Kamala Harris, and Karen Bass; and much more. Today's Sponsors: Mars Men - A potent and natural testosterone stack that optimizes your body's ability to forge usable testosterone. For a limited time, our listeners get 50% off FOR LIFE AND 3 Free Gifts at Mars Men when you use code RUBIN . Go to: http://Mengotomars.com

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