Marco Rubio humiliated by tiny red carpet rolled out as he lands in Canada for G7
Source: Irish Star
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in Quebec, Canada, for two days of talks with the top diplomats of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan - all of whom have been angered by the new American president's policies
By Yelena Mandenberg 10:19 ET, MAR 13 2025
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to face a potentially hostile reception from his counterparts at the G7 Foreign Ministers meeting this week, and that may be evident by the tiny red carpet rolled out in his honor.
Rubio arrived at the G7 Summit in the picturesque Quebec town of La Malbaie on the St. Lawrence River, and the Canadians - now in a trade war with the U.S. thanks to Trump - rolled out a red carpet they thought would be perfect for one of Trump's team members.
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The tiny carpet can be seen in photos greeting him as he descends the stairs of the airplane.
A tweet featuring the photo surfaced, with a user captioning it: "I can't sleep either. I'm trying to find things to laugh at like this tiny red carpet they put out for Rubio when he arrived for the G7."....................
Read more: https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/marco-rubio-humiliated-tiny-red-34853953
Link to tweet
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio disembarks from a military airplane upon arrival at Quebec City Jean Lesage and is greeted by a red carpet - for a few feet anyway (Image: AP)
muriel_volestrangler
(105,562 posts)Not so much a carpet, as a rug - reaching halfway into a puddle.
thesquanderer
(12,903 posts)bucolic_frolic
(54,049 posts)
dalton99a
(92,127 posts)groundloop
(13,568 posts)paleotn
(21,551 posts)Maybe just a driver holding a white card that says.....water boy.
sop
(17,427 posts)Comfortably_Numb
(4,188 posts)istration.. but by all means Leader Schumer, lets roll over for the turds who are running things into the ground.
IbogaProject
(5,619 posts)bronxiteforever
(11,091 posts)twodogsbarking
(17,580 posts)purrmaid
(46 posts)tonekat
(2,451 posts)To put a bath mat out for him.
Squaredeal
(709 posts)I dont get all this asslicking.
Old Testament Libera
(146 posts)That picture is the funniest thing I have seen in ages. Very small red carpet in a puddle.
It is so appropriate!
mountain grammy
(28,682 posts)but I'm too depressed.
Norrrm
(4,007 posts)Pence? Turkey?
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Biophilic
(6,402 posts)That subtle Canadian humor strikes again. They really are geniuses at that.
Skittles
(169,575 posts)how much more humiliated could he be?
hadEnuf
(3,526 posts)to match Rubio's nose.
love_katz
(3,200 posts)hidden by the carpet, a la Wiley Coyote. With a pool full of hungry alligators at the bottom.
Mwhahahaha.
Codifer
(1,157 posts)would want those poor alligators to suffer so.
Geechie
(1,039 posts)Tansy_Gold
(18,167 posts)From Wikipedia:
Personally, however, I think it should have been a big red necktie.
Geechie
(1,039 posts)I figured they didnt want to give any money to the Nazis. I used to buy supplies from Uline several years ago, before I found out. Now I recycle their massive catalogs, which they keep sending after Ive asked them many times to stop. Thinking about making a swastika out of one and mailing it back to them...
markodochartaigh
(5,029 posts)likely was also negotiating for Canadian residency just in case Trump tires of him.
DFW
(59,735 posts)I would just have given the crew a ball of red yarn, held one end, and let the ball roll down all the way to tarmac, leaving one string of red yarn for Rubio to walk on. "Sorry, Mr. Secretary, it's all we had on such short notice."
FakeNoose
(40,185 posts)... and it would have been totally appropriate.
BidenRocks
(2,779 posts)isn't covering an open manhole.
marble falls
(71,097 posts)Figarosmom
(9,751 posts)Of water for him to walk through.
LudwigPastorius
(14,174 posts)O Canada...nice one!
royable
(1,426 posts)like Hobby Lobby or Toys R Us to wipe your snowy, muddy feed on when you come into the store from a slushy parking lot in the winter.
That said, it was too good for him.
How about a 2 by 3 foot carpet sample?
mwb970
(12,079 posts)lark
(25,896 posts)I adore Canada!!
