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A rush transcript of "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" airing on Sunday, August 17, 2025 on ABC News is below. This copy may not be in its final form, may be updated and may contain minor transcription errors. For previous show transcripts, visit the "This Week" transcript archive.
Last week, President Donald Trump announced an additional 25% tariff on Indian exports, citing New Delhi’s continued imports of Russian crude. India is the world’s second-largest buyer of Russian oil after China.
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US Sanctions Debate: Marco Rubio Defends Exemptions for China & Europe on Russian Oil Purchases
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has defended Washington’s decision not to impose extra tariffs or sanctions on China and Europe for their continued reliance on Russian oil, despite penalising India.
SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO, FORMER BIDEN NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER JAKE SULLIVAN & SEN. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN, SUNDAY ON “THIS WEEK” WITH CO-ANCHOR MARTHA RADDATZ Plus, Martha Raddatz sits down with Former CIA Chief of Central Eurasia Division Robert Dannenberg.
The following is the full transcript of an interview with Secretary of State Marco Rubio that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Aug. 17, 2025.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter met to discuss trade Wednesday, one day before President Trump’s steep tariffs were slated to take effect. Keller-Sutter, who
Two key figures, Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, appear to be the front-runners. Trump himself suggested that Vance is the "likely" candidate to succeed him, while also leaving open the possibility of a Vance-Rubio joint ticket.
— -- GOP presidential candidates Donald Trump and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, comes to “This Week” following the second Republican presidential debate. Plus, New York City’s Mayor Bill de ...
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (Cair) has asked US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to clarify comments he made on a radio show earlier this week, where he appeared to threaten the domestic non-profit group with a terror designation for alleged ties to the Muslim Brotherhood.