WaPo tries to shame Rubio's use of military aircraft to see son's football games, his team responds
Being an elected official and holding public office has to be a tiresome, thankless job.
Half the country already hates you because of a certain letter you have next to your name, and some of that other half usually has problems with you because they assume you aren't doing enough of what they voted for.
If you're a Republican, it has to be even tougher, since most of the mainstream media outlets are looking for any chance to pile on you if you make even the slightest misstep.
Take Secretary of State Marco Rubio, for example.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio holds his end-of-year press conference at the State Department in Washington, D.C., Dec. 19, 2025. (Kevin Mohatt/Reuters)
Rubio has been all over the place lately, from his much publicized trip to Greece last month to his recent appearance at the G7 summit in Paris.
Apparently, Rubio's globetrotting has caught the ire of The Washington Post, who released an article on Wednesday to try and shame his use of military aircraft to go see his son play for the Florida Gators football team.
Marco's son, Anthony, joined the team in 2023 as a preferred walk-on running back, and has seen action in quite a few games, scoring a touchdown in the Gators' Gasparilla Bowl appearance back in December 2024.
It's every dad's dream to get to see his son score a touchdown playing for a Power 4 college football team, but here comes WaPo yucking everyone's yum.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on before the start of a game between the Florida Gators and the South Florida Bulls at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla., on Sept. 6, 2025. (Getty Images)
Not only did they get Community Noted, one of Rubio's assistant's also came in off the top rope to dunk on them for good measure.
The staffer points out that Rubio is required to use military aircraft as part of government protocols, but my favorite part was the second line of his clapback.
"Sec. Rubio is entirely unapologetic and will continue to attend as many of his family’s events as his jobs allow— that includes his son’s football games for his final year of college football."
Get 'em, Dylan!
As a father, a Gator fan, and a Republican, this response could not make me any happier.
If I were blessed enough to be in Rubio's position to be able to fly to my son's football games on a military jet, you'd better believe I'm taking full advantage of that.
Any of us would do the same.
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on during warmups before the game between the Florida Gators and Georgia Bulldogs at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Ga., on Oct. 31, 2026. (Getty Images)
Rubio is one of the hardest working people in this administration, so much so that there are even memes of him poking fun at all the different hats he wears.
If he wants to fly down to Gainesville on a Saturday and watch his boy tote the rock a few times against FAU, I see no problem with it and neither does the U.S. Government.
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