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William Kennedy

Marco Rubio warns Iran spends too much on weapons and not its people: ‘Meanwhile, 68,000 Americans die each year’

In an appearance on Good Morning America, Secretary of State Marco Rubio criticized Iran’s government for “spending billions” on weapons at the expense of its people. Rubio’s comments, however, could also be directed at the Trump administration, according to Melanie D’Arrigo, a New York-based healthcare advocate.

In an X post, D’Arrigo, Executive Director of the Campaign for New York Health, shared what Rubio said: “Imagine if instead of spending billions on weapons, Iran spent that money on its people. They’d have a much different country.” D’Arrigo captioned her post,

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