U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered a reassuring message to America’s allies on Saturday, striking a less aggressive but still firm tone about the administration’s intent to reshape the trans-Atlantic alliance and push its priorities after more than a year of President Donald Trump’s often-hostile rhetoric toward traditional allies.

Rubio is expected to meet Viktor Orbán, who is trailing in most polls ahead of Hungary's election in April when he could be voted out of power.

The secretary of state said that the United States wants to reinvigorate its relationships with European partners, but he said that those allies needed to give more.

Orban, ​one of Trump's closest allies in Europe, ⁠is considered by many on the American hard-right as a model for the U.S. president's tough policies on immigration and suppor

At Munich Security Conference, Rubio articulates Trump's break with global status quo, pressing European allies to shoulder more defense responsibilities.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered a reassuring message to America’s allies on Saturday, striking a less aggressive but still firm tone about the administration’s intent to reshape the trans-Atlantic alliance and push its priorities after more than a year of President Donald Trump’s often-hostile rhetoric toward traditional

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio cast ⁠the ⁠United States as the "child of Europe" ⁠in a message of unity on Saturday at the Munich Security Conference, offering some ​reassurance as well as more criticism to allies after a year of strained ties.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio opened his much-anticipated remarks at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday by recognizing the historical significance of the alliance between Europe and America that “saved the world” from past threats.