NBC’s Kristen Welker played a clip on Sunday’s “Meet the Press” of Rubio criticizing Russian President Vladimir Putin shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. Rubio suggested in the clip that the U.S. should not “cut a deal” with Putin, saying that he was a “liar.”

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there wouldn’t be a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia “unless both sides make concessions.” During an appearance on ABC’s