U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks as U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 28, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Secretary of State Marco Rubio's curious body language drew scorn on social media as he sat slumped next to Vice President J.D. Vance in the Oval Office as President Donald Trump berated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Onlookers homed in on Rubio's posture and pained expression.
One person compared Rubio to the stuffed lounge chair "Chairy," who was a character on "Pee-wee's Playhouse."
"Marco Rubio just sat there like a useless sack of s---. What a global embarrassment," said "Mueller, She Wrote" founder Allison Gill.
The Onion's Amy Ash posted a photo of Rubio saying it looked like "my dog when I ask what’s in his mouth."
"When mom asks if you wet the bed again," labor journalist Kim Kelly joked.
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"Marco Rubio was Tragically Born Without A Spine," said Florida journalist Grant Stern. "Proof," he posted with the Rubio photo.
Santiago Mayer, executive director of Voters of Tomorrow, said that "if Marco Rubio had a spine he would resign before the end of the day."
Comedian and actor Michael Ian Black asked, "Marco Rubio was there?"
Writer and journalist Steven Beschloss asked, "Hey, Marco Rubio. Enjoying your decision to throw away whatever last shreds of your dignity to serve this disgraceful human?"
Wall Street Journal national security reporter Vera Bergengruen pointed out, "Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s body language during the Trump-Zelensky Oval Office blowup vs. his tweet afterward.
The tweet from Rubio said, "Thank you, @POTUS for standing up for America in a way that no President has ever had the courage to do before. Thank you for putting America First. America is with you!"
The most recent Quinnipiac University poll revealed 8 in 10 Americans say Russian President Vladimir Putin should not be trusted.
Kyiv-based foreign policy and security analyst Jimmy Rushton responded to Rubio's tweet by asking, "You realize other presidents have literally fought wars to defend America, right?"
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