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Section sizes

Section size for Marco Rubio (36 sections)
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(Top)	6,918	6,918
Early life and education	14,724	14,724
Career	3,654	38,557
Florida House of Representatives	167	5,491
Elections and concurrent employment	5,324	5,324
Tenure	633	29,412
Majority whip and majority leader	6,329	6,329
House speaker	22,450	22,450
Academia	5,086	5,086
U.S. Senate	180	57,995
Elections	16	11,896
2010	6,797	6,797
2016	2,679	2,679
2022	2,404	2,404
Tenure as senator	1,272	43,446
112th Congress (2011–2013)	13,483	13,483
113th Congress (2013–2015)	6,704	6,704
114th Congress (2015–2017)	9,998	9,998
115th Congress (2017–2019)	5,610	5,610
116th Congress (2019–2021)	3,193	3,193
117th Congress (2021–2023)	3,186	3,186
Committee assignments	2,422	2,422
Caucuses	51	51
2016 presidential campaign	9,483	31,345
Republican primaries	9,533	9,533
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Secretary of state	26	1,165
Nomination	1,139	1,139
Political positions	34,485	34,485
Personal life	4,233	4,233
Electoral history	13,105	13,105
Writings	710	710
Honors	1,612	1,612
See also	275	275
References	33	33
External links	5,756	5,756
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Why aren’t the Professorship, U.S. Senate, and 2016 presidential campaign sections nestled under the ‘Career’ section? They’re all a part of his career, and the ‘Professorship’ section is quite small. They should be wrapped up under ‘Career’. —2601:8C0:380:35C0:9C71:84FA:BABD:1934 (talk) 19:37, 5 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Rubio condemned Hamas's October 2023 attack on Israel and expressed his support for Israel and its right to self-defense.[264] When asked specifically about avoiding civilian casualties in Gaza, Rubio said Israel cannot coexist "with these savages…. They have to be eradicated."[265]

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Rubio condemned Hamas's October 2023 attack on Israel and expressed his support for Israel and its right to self-defense.[264] Dally87 (talk) 18:15, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done -- why on earth should we? Nomoskedasticity (talk) 18:19, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I think that with the way it is now it can be implied that by "savages" Rubio means civilians, which obviously he didn't mean, he meant Hamas. It's just half a quote, no context. Dally87 (talk) 19:50, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

How do you know if Rubio did not mean civilians? Juyenxo (talk) 23:02, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It's even worse than I thought- they don't even mention the actual question that Tapper asked Rubio. They just wrote "On CNN, Marco Rubio responded to a question from Jake Tapper about civilian casualties in Gaza". Really, how can you prove what he meant like this? That's terrible journalism etiquette on behalf of The Nation magazine.

So I went ahead and found the full interview, here is the part that touches on Rubio's opinion on Hamas and whether Israel can co-exist with this terrorist organization:

“I don’t think there’s any way Israel can be expected to coexist or find some diplomatic off-ramp with these savages. These are people who deliberately targeted teenage girls, women, children, and the elderly, not just for rape and murder, but for then dumping their bodies off in the streets of Gaza, where the crowds can defile their lifeless bodies. These are just horrifying things, and I don’t think we know the full extent of it yet. There’s more to come in the days and weeks ahead.

“You can’t coexist [with Hamas]. They have to be eradicated. This is going to be incredibly painful. It’s going to be incredibly difficult, and it’s going to be horrifying, the price to pay. But even more horrifying is allowing a group like this to continue to be a viable group operating from a space that they control. I don’t see any other option. It’s a terrible option, but it remains the only option.

“I think the blame will squarely be on Hamas for using people, human beings, as they have for a long time, the way Hezbollah does, as shields. They deliberately put their missile launchers and their headquarters near places they know where civilians are going to be. Israel is in a very difficult spot here with no great options, but only one option that actually serves their national interest. I just don’t see any other way forward. I hate to say it, but that’s just the case.”

Here is the link to the interview on YouTube, this part starts at around 2:18 minutes.

[1]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bojsMTipN2M Dally87 (talk) 15:02, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Also, this is from the Wiki guidelines:

"Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libellous."

I would say that this part is very poorly sourced and definitely potentially libelous. So can we adhere to the guidelines and remove it? Dally87 (talk) 15:31, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Current Information Marco Antonio Rubio (/ˈruːbioʊ/; born May 28, 1971) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the senior United States senator from Florida, a seat he has held since 2011.

Updated Informatiom Marco Antonio Rubio (/ˈruːbioʊ/; born May 28, 1971) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the senior United States senator from Florida, a seat he has held since 2011; as well as the current nominee for United States Secretary of State in Donald Trump's second cabinet.<ref>. Politico. November 13, 2024 https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/11/13/congress/marco-rubio-secretary-of-state-00189365. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help) Kdsef (talk) 00:37, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: Already mentioned in the lede elsewhere — hako9 (talk) 01:48, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Splitting US Senate section into its own page

Should his US Senate service be made into its own article? His service as US Secretary of State would likely take up almost half of the article, something that would mirror Hillary Clinton's article which was also split into its own page. Rexxx7777 (talk) 19:26, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]