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State Department under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and that she wanted to sing it amid the recent unrest in Los Angeles stemming from raids by ICE agents.

The State Department had also limited the movement of its employees within Israel to the Tel Aviv area, as well, according to a social media post on Thursday.

The State Department did not respond to a request for clarification on the visa matter, including the question of whether Rubio’s comments still applied.

State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce later said the ambassador "speaks for himself", and it is the president who is responsible for US policy in the Middle East.

The State Department has offered no further clarification or measurement criteria for what Secretary of State Marco Rubio will or will not consider a "major sporting event".