After helping mastermind Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s capture earlier this year, Secretary of State Marco Rubio is now stealing his look.
Photographed wearing a grey Nike sweatsuit while en route to China on Air Force One on Tuesday, President Donald Trump’s top diplomat appeared to be done up in the same duds Maduro was donning when he was seen in U.S. custody back in January.
Rubio, who is rarely seen in anything less formal than a suit and tie, seemed to be making some sort of statement by cosplaying as the deposed socialist, whom the secretary lambasted as a drug trafficker and illegitimate leader following his arrest.
White House Communications Director Steven Cheung all but confirmed that Rubio was trolling when he posted the ‘fit pic on X, writing, “Secretary Rubio rocking the Nike Tech ‘Venezuela’ on Air Force One!”
Online, some suspected Rubio’s getup was meant to needle leaders in China, a close economic and diplomatic ally of Venezuela, which fiercely condemned Maduro’s capture as a “shocking” violation of international law.
