Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio (and presidential nomination loser) had harsh words to say about Egypt on CBS’s Face the Nation on Sunday, saying: “If you continue to abuse your population, there will be government instability and that breeds radicals. … My big concern in Egypt is that the way they govern that country now under President El-Sisi is going to lead to some sort of violent clash,” Rubio said in response to a question on Aya Hijazy and her release. He admitted that President Donald Trump’s back-channel talks have Hijazy released were “successful” (watch; runtime: 45:21). Rubio’s propensity for grandstanding would make him a natural candidate the next time there’s a by-election here in Egypt’s House of Representatives.

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