Eric Daugherty says Rubio is "spot-on" about Amnesty International
Eric DaughertyConservative commentator and chief content officer of RightLine News and Florida's Voice
Daugherty shares video of Rubio's answer, calls Amnesty a globalist organization that ignores real crimes against humanity, and says Rubio is right.
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Amnesty International is a fraud, and it should be focused on the Iranian government's killings of protesters.
“It's just another globalist organization that cozies up to Islamists and ignores the REAL crimes committed against humanity. Marco is spot-on”
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Rubio calls Amnesty International "a fraud" over a question on Lajes air base; Amnesty USA says he is avoiding accountability
Asked at an October 8, 2026 news conference in Lisbon about U.S. use of Portugal's Lajes air base and Amnesty International's statement that Portugal should not support war crimes, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said "Amnesty International is a fraud" and that the group should focus on killings by Iran's government. Amnesty International USA said Rubio did not answer the question and called his response a playbook for avoiding accountability. Conservative commentator Eric Daugherty praised Rubio's answer.
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Daugherty's post on X sharing video of Rubio's answer in Lisbon, with excerpts of Rubio's words and Daugherty's own comments.
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Daugherty posted video of Rubio's answer on X with excerpts of Rubio's words, ending with "Amnesty International is a FRAUD!"
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He adds that human rights groups go silent when a regime kills its own people and calls Rubio the best secretary of state the country has had.
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The case looks at Rubio calling Amnesty International a fraud. Daugherty endorses the remark and adds his own criticism of Amnesty, so we labeled it a defense.
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Read the full caseAmnesty International USA calls Rubio's "fraud" remark a playbook for avoiding accountability
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“So when he calls a human rights organization a fraud for doing its job, that's not confusion. That's just his playbook for avoiding accountability.”Read statement
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