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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(137,658 posts)
Sun Jan 4, 2026, 09:35 PM Jan 2026

Rubio Loses Cool When Confronted With Major Flaw Of Venezuela Strike

Marco Rubio was visibly irritated to be reminded that despite the capture of former president Nicolás Maduro, the dictator’s regime is still in power in Venezuela.

“I’m curious why the Trump administration decided to leave [Maduro’s regime] intact and only arrest Nicolás Maduro and his wife,” host Margaret Brennan questioned on Face the Nation Sunday, pointing out others in Maduro’s government who were indicted in the U.S.

“I’m confused. Are they still wanted by the United States? Why didn’t you arrest them if you are taking out the narcoterrorist regime?” she asked.

“You’re confused? I don’t know why that is confusing to you,” Rubio responded, with Brennan repeating: “They are still in power.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/rubio-loses-cool-confronted-major-204540265.html

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Rubio Loses Cool When Confronted With Major Flaw Of Venezuela Strike (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2026 OP
Poor Rubio is so in over his head Irish_Dem Jan 2026 #1
Yup. yellow dahlia Jan 2026 #6
Hard to be competent when everything is predicated on a lie newdeal2 Jan 2026 #10
When you work for a crime syndicate, you should be a better liar Irish_Dem Jan 2026 #22
When that happens, he gets a little bit nervous. sheshe2 Jan 2026 #17
He is too busy lonely bird Jan 2026 #18
Trump is surrounded by dunces. Swede Jan 2026 #2
We live in a new Confederacy of Dunces... ananda Jan 2026 #14
Marco, putting the rube in Rubio! RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Jan 2026 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author off-the-clock Jan 2026 #4
HUh? Who or what is GS? Wiz Imp Jan 2026 #8
I'm sure he wishes he never left his ruby red Florida Senate seat..he could have retired there Deuxcents Jan 2026 #5
He can always quit, area51 Jan 2026 #19
It always feels like they are pretending to do the job. Intractable Jan 2026 #7
Rubio is a lazy empty suit. Chris Christie exposed him during the debates JI7 Jan 2026 #9
Bingo. He's a lazy, lockstep follower. Emile Jan 2026 #23
No Hat and All Prattle Disaffected Jan 2026 #11
I like that one! calimary Jan 2026 #16
TY. Disaffected Jan 2026 #21
To be fair...hard to keep all the lies and consequences straight JT45242 Jan 2026 #12
Rubio is the kid The Wizard Jan 2026 #13
Brennan is asking legit questions, and Rubio doesn't have any answers IronLionZion Jan 2026 #15
Rubio failed to do his job. thought crime Jan 2026 #20

newdeal2

(5,636 posts)
10. Hard to be competent when everything is predicated on a lie
Sun Jan 4, 2026, 10:00 PM
Jan 2026

And their lies keep shifting - democracy, drugs, oil. Which is it?

Irish_Dem

(82,489 posts)
22. When you work for a crime syndicate, you should be a better liar
Mon Jan 5, 2026, 06:30 AM
Jan 2026

and have a good memory to keep all the lies straight.

sheshe2

(98,544 posts)
17. When that happens, he gets a little bit nervous.
Mon Jan 5, 2026, 12:06 AM
Jan 2026


Lies don't trip off his tongue easily.

ananda

(35,540 posts)
14. We live in a new Confederacy of Dunces...
Sun Jan 4, 2026, 10:33 PM
Jan 2026

riffing off Swift.

Jonathan Swift's essay Thoughts on Various Subjects, Moral and Diverting: "When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him."

Response to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wiz Imp

(10,489 posts)
8. HUh? Who or what is GS?
Sun Jan 4, 2026, 09:58 PM
Jan 2026

The post/article refers to an interview with Margaret Brennan of Face the Nation on CBS.

JT45242

(4,149 posts)
12. To be fair...hard to keep all the lies and consequences straight
Sun Jan 4, 2026, 10:27 PM
Jan 2026

It was like a rookie QB with the play sheet on his wrist ...what is play 113, holy shit that print is too small to read.

Um everyone go long....I'll think up a lie and think it up quick like the Grinch

IronLionZion

(51,582 posts)
15. Brennan is asking legit questions, and Rubio doesn't have any answers
Sun Jan 4, 2026, 10:57 PM
Jan 2026

or he doesn't want to admit it. It does seem very unlikely that any of Trump's outrageous promises can be achieved with the rest of the Maduro administration still running Venezuela. What has changed?

It sure doesn't look like the US is running Venezuela or US oil companies doing anything with their oil or whatever MAGA thinks is going to happen.

thought crime

(1,802 posts)
20. Rubio failed to do his job.
Mon Jan 5, 2026, 12:26 AM
Jan 2026

He was supposed to talk Trump out of doing this attack, as Rex Tillerson did in Trump's first term.

The problem is that Rubio is an extreme deranged anti-communist with little understanding of the subject.

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