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Hugin

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24. Rubio was offered SoS for one reason...

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Wed Mar 5, 2025, 08:57 AM

Mar 2025

The Tangerine Idi Amin wanted his Senate seat for Lara. Period.

He was exactly stupid enough to take the bait and soon now he’s going to get the fishing trip.

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Marco Rubio 'upset' as Trump 'sidelines' him from foreign policy decisionmaking: report [View all] turbinetree Mar 2025 OP

Personally, I think Marco is an idiot. dchill Mar 2025 #1

He's trying to .................literally.............. turbinetree Mar 2025 #5

He knew it would be this way, and couldn't stop himself from grovelling. viva la Mar 2025 #28

He'll be the first one fired BannonsLiver Mar 2025 #2

Hey Marco. Did you really think he meant to let you BE Sec State? LearnedHand Mar 2025 #3

He was the nomination that Trump knew would go through. His first win. nature-lover Mar 2025 #26

Just to stick up for Rubio -- he was the one who pointed out that Trump has little hands. Intractable Mar 2025 #4

Oh, Dear Leader has little hands belpejic Mar 2025 #10

No! Spy Magazine had Trump pegged as a "short fingered vulgarian" Tanuki Mar 2025 #13

Oh Marco ... VMA131Marine Mar 2025 #6

Nah. Marco knew he was a snake when he let him in. GoCubsGo Mar 2025 #23

Rubio was picked because he's a weakling of the highest order. GoodRaisin Mar 2025 #7

So many corrupt enablers thought they could control him Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2025 #8

Hasn't Rubio flip flopped on Ukraine? Janbdwl72 Mar 2025 #9

Trumps Jeff Sessions of this cabinet bottomofthehill Mar 2025 #11

Rick Wilson mentioned Rubio has a poli-junkie Mar 2025 #12

he looked like he wanted to disappear during that meeting Skittles Mar 2025 #17

Aww. The wittle Nazi did Not See that Nazis are disloyal to their troops. AmericaUnderSiege Mar 2025 #14

Rubio could have saved himself a lot of grief DFW Mar 2025 #15

You knew what he was when you took the job Retrograde Mar 2025 #16

Well yeah, NONE of the cabinet members are actually running their departments. BlueTsunami2018 Mar 2025 #18

should have kept that senate job Demovictory9 Mar 2025 #19

We even gave him his own ABBA song a few years ago. He can consider it his consolation prize: DFW Mar 2025 #20

Eff you lil Marco malaise Mar 2025 #21

LOL. Marco, the duties of Donald Trump's Cabinet are fluffing, echoing and amplifying. That's it. tanyev Mar 2025 #22

Rubio was offered SoS for one reason... Hugin Mar 2025 #24

So, why isnt Lara in that Senate seat now? Wiz Imp Mar 2025 #38

DeSantis has other ideas. Hugin Mar 2025 #39

If he had a spine, he would resign nt Michiblue Mar 2025 #25

If L'il Marco had had a spine and good sense, he would never Vogon_Glory Mar 2025 #27

He deserves it BrianTheEVGuy Mar 2025 #29

Guess what atreides1 Mar 2025 #30

He can take home his nameplate as SOS. cachukis Mar 2025 #31

what the fuck did he expect?? CatWoman Mar 2025 #32

"You didn't get me my Panama Canal!" Kid Berwyn Mar 2025 #33

Panama is all about Trump losing his building there in 2018. Hugin Mar 2025 #41

When you look around the room wondering "who's the patsy?" C_U_L8R Mar 2025 #34

Aww, poor Little Bitch. Wingus Dingus Mar 2025 #35

The only reason Trump put Rubio in the Secretary of State position was to open up his seat for Lara Trump patphil Mar 2025 #36

Little Marco, pouting in a corner, sucking his widdle thumb Prairie Gates Mar 2025 #37

But not upset enough to do anything about it. NT Happy Hoosier Mar 2025 #40