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riversedge

(79,432 posts)
Thu Mar 13, 2025, 06:16 PM Mar 2025

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








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)
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Marco Rubio humiliated by tiny red carpet rolled out as he lands in Canada for G7 (Original Post) riversedge Mar 2025 OP
Well played, someone muriel_volestrangler Mar 2025 #1
Rug? I'd say it's a door mat, properly representative of his role in the administration. (n/t) thesquanderer Mar 2025 #24
Get a load of the pic ... red carpet in a puddle of water!! bucolic_frolic Mar 2025 #2
+1 dalton99a Mar 2025 #6
NICE!!!! Would have been better though with no carpet and a huge puddle of water. groundloop Mar 2025 #9
My thoughts exactly. And no one there to greet him. paleotn Mar 2025 #13
A puddle covering up a huge pothole. sop Mar 2025 #31
A tiny red bath mat. Like you would find in any respectable shitter. Like the shitter that is the drumph admin Comfortably_Numb Mar 2025 #18
So funny IbogaProject Mar 2025 #32
Little Marco now has a little carpet bronxiteforever Mar 2025 #3
He didn't even say thank-you. twodogsbarking Mar 2025 #4
And it was probably custom made just for him. purrmaid Mar 2025 #41
Very appropriate tonekat Mar 2025 #5
He should know better. Squaredeal Mar 2025 #7
ROFL !!!! Old Testament Libera Mar 2025 #8
I would love to laugh at this mountain grammy Mar 2025 #10
On one big visit, the country had their own large flags and two small American flags. Norrrm Mar 2025 #11
This message was self-deleted by its author vapor2 Mar 2025 #12
Way too go Canada. Biophilic Mar 2025 #14
he is subservient to President Musk and the lapdog Trump Skittles Mar 2025 #15
It should have been a brown carpet hadEnuf Mar 2025 #16
I would have liked this better if there was a deep pit love_katz Mar 2025 #17
I can not understand why you Codifer Mar 2025 #19
It's a restaurant entrance mat. Geechie Mar 2025 #20
It would have been an even bigger insult if it were from Uline Tansy_Gold Mar 2025 #29
A long red necktie would be perfect! Geechie Mar 2025 #37
How nice. Mark Ruby markodochartaigh Mar 2025 #21
Still too wide DFW Mar 2025 #22
Why bother giving him a red carpet? They could have made it brown and sticky FakeNoose Mar 2025 #23
Pity the carpet BidenRocks Mar 2025 #25
Rich! Now do it for all US diplomatic and political leaders. marble falls Mar 2025 #26
And it ends in a puddle Figarosmom Mar 2025 #27
Ha! They rolled out the red bath mat for a drip. LudwigPastorius Mar 2025 #28
Looks to me like one of those industrial rubber-backed carpets with 1/16" pile that are put at the entrance of a store royable Mar 2025 #30
Little Marco is nothing but a weasely little trump suckup. Everybody knows this. mwb970 Mar 2025 #33
This is hysterically funny! I have bigger rugs than that in my small bathroom! lark Mar 2025 #34
It shoulda been tinier... NT Juneboarder Mar 2025 #35
Oh that's funny 😅😅😅 TommieMommy Mar 2025 #36
I think a straight jacket may have been more appropriate, if not for himself, he could use it on the felon in the WH KewlKat Mar 2025 #38
This made me smile LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2025 #39
Thank you Canada, love it. republianmushroom Mar 2025 #40

paleotn

(21,551 posts)
13. My thoughts exactly. And no one there to greet him.
Thu Mar 13, 2025, 07:18 PM
Mar 2025

Maybe just a driver holding a white card that says.....water boy.

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Comfortably_Numb

(4,188 posts)
18. A tiny red bath mat. Like you would find in any respectable shitter. Like the shitter that is the drumph admin
Thu Mar 13, 2025, 07:38 PM
Mar 2025

istration.. but by all means “Leader” Schumer, let’s roll over for the turds who are running things into the ground.

8. ROFL !!!!
Thu Mar 13, 2025, 06:53 PM
Mar 2025

That picture is the funniest thing I have seen in ages. Very small red carpet in a puddle.

It is so appropriate!

Norrrm

(4,007 posts)
11. On one big visit, the country had their own large flags and two small American flags.
Thu Mar 13, 2025, 06:59 PM
Mar 2025

Pence? Turkey?

Response to riversedge (Original post)

Biophilic

(6,402 posts)
14. Way too go Canada.
Thu Mar 13, 2025, 07:23 PM
Mar 2025

That subtle Canadian humor strikes again. They really are geniuses at that.

Skittles

(169,575 posts)
15. he is subservient to President Musk and the lapdog Trump
Thu Mar 13, 2025, 07:25 PM
Mar 2025

how much more humiliated could he be?

love_katz

(3,200 posts)
17. I would have liked this better if there was a deep pit
Thu Mar 13, 2025, 07:35 PM
Mar 2025

hidden by the carpet, a la Wiley Coyote. With a pool full of hungry alligators at the bottom.
Mwhahahaha.

Tansy_Gold

(18,167 posts)
29. It would have been an even bigger insult if it were from Uline
Fri Mar 14, 2025, 12:41 AM
Mar 2025

From Wikipedia:

Richard Ellis Uihlein (/ˈjuːlaɪn/ YOO-lyne;[1] born 1945) and Elizabeth Uihlein are American billionaire businesspeople, founders of Uline and right-wing donors.[2] Richard Uihlein is also an heir to the Schlitz brewing fortune.[3]


Personally, however, I think it should have been a big red necktie.

Geechie

(1,039 posts)
37. A long red necktie would be perfect!
Fri Mar 14, 2025, 11:20 AM
Mar 2025

I figured they didn’t 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 I’ve asked them many times to stop. Thinking about making a swastika out of one and mailing it back to them...

markodochartaigh

(5,029 posts)
21. How nice. Mark Ruby
Thu Mar 13, 2025, 08:32 PM
Mar 2025

likely was also negotiating for Canadian residency just in case Trump tires of him.

DFW

(59,735 posts)
22. Still too wide
Thu Mar 13, 2025, 08:53 PM
Mar 2025

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)
23. Why bother giving him a red carpet? They could have made it brown and sticky
Thu Mar 13, 2025, 08:54 PM
Mar 2025

... and it would have been totally appropriate.

royable

(1,426 posts)
30. Looks to me like one of those industrial rubber-backed carpets with 1/16" pile that are put at the entrance of a store
Fri Mar 14, 2025, 03:05 AM
Mar 2025

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?

lark

(25,896 posts)
34. This is hysterically funny! I have bigger rugs than that in my small bathroom!
Fri Mar 14, 2025, 08:47 AM
Mar 2025

I adore Canada!!

KewlKat

(5,788 posts)
38. I think a straight jacket may have been more appropriate, if not for himself, he could use it on the felon in the WH
Fri Mar 14, 2025, 11:54 AM
Mar 2025
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