Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Musi waApril 5, 2017, Rubio akati Bashar al-Assad akanzwa kuti aigona kuita "zvisina mhosva" achiziva kuti United States yakanga isiri kuisa pamberi pekumubvisa pachigaro. Zuva rakatevera racho, Rubio akarumbidza
akarayira kurwisa: "Nokuita noushingi kurwisa nzvimbo chaiyo iyo Assad akarwisa nayo zvombo zvake zvemakemikari zvinoparadza, Mutungamiri Trump akajekesa kuna Assad nevaya vanomubatsira kuti mazuva okuita mhosva dzehondo asingapiwi mhosva apera".