Rubio Discusses Dossier Found At State Department
In a revelation that sent shockwaves through Washington’s political landscape, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced during a Cabinet meeting that Joe Biden’s former State Department operated an internal office tasked with monitoring — and effectively flagging — the social media activity of American citizens. The shocking twist? According to Rubio, at least one person present at that very table had a dossier compiled on them.
Though the full extent of this program has yet to be publicly detailed, Rubio minced no words in describing its intent:
“We had an office in the Department of State whose job it was to censor Americans,” he said, adding that the targets were labeled as “vectors of disinformation.”
Rubio’s statement paints a picture of a government apparatus that not only cataloged the opinions of its own citizens but appeared to maintain files — or "dossiers" — on individuals based solely on their public speech. He promised to release these records to those affected, saying, “We are going to be turning those over to these individuals.”
This is NUTS: Secretary Rubio just announced that he found DOZENS of files kept by Joe Biden's State Department that classified American citizens as "vectors of disinformation" — with the intention of censoring them.
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In a moment of levity that quickly turned chilling in hindsight, Vice President JD Vance jokingly interjected, “Was it me or Elon?” — referring to Elon Musk, another frequent critic of federal censorship efforts and a central figure in the battle over free speech in digital spaces. Rubio didn’t answer directly, but the implication was clear: even top political figures weren’t immune from surveillance by the very government they were elected to oversee.
What Rubio exposed echoes concerns that have been building for years — that federal agencies, under the pretext of combating “disinformation,” may have crossed constitutional lines and begun to monitor, label, and silence U.S. citizens. The implication that the State Department — traditionally focused on foreign affairs — had a domestic censorship arm is particularly alarming.
Rubio made clear that such practices would not continue under his leadership, declaring,
“We’re not going to have an office that does that.”
Instead, he advocated for freedom of speech and transparency as the best tools for combating disinformation — a stark contrast to the behind-the-scenes tactics allegedly employed by his predecessors.