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
(103,213 posts)Not so much a carpet, as a rug - reaching halfway into a puddle.
thesquanderer
(12,525 posts)bucolic_frolic
(49,163 posts)
dalton99a
(87,182 posts)groundloop
(12,641 posts)paleotn
(20,064 posts)Maybe just a driver holding a white card that says.....water boy.
sop
(13,026 posts)Comfortably_Numb
(4,175 posts)istration.. but by all means Leader Schumer, lets roll over for the turds who are running things into the ground.
IbogaProject
(4,130 posts)bronxiteforever
(10,117 posts)twodogsbarking
(12,965 posts)tonekat
(2,174 posts)To put a bath mat out for him.
Squaredeal
(603 posts)I dont get all this asslicking.
Old Testament Libera
(13 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
(27,581 posts)but I'm too depressed.
Norrrm
(725 posts)Pence? Turkey?
vapor2
(1,881 posts)HOPE republicans are enjoying the fucking chaos
Biophilic
(5,356 posts)That subtle Canadian humor strikes again. They really are geniuses at that.
Skittles
(162,433 posts)how much more humiliated could he be?
hadEnuf
(3,023 posts)to match Rubio's nose.
love_katz
(2,947 posts)hidden by the carpet, a la Wiley Coyote. With a pool full of hungry alligators at the bottom.
Mwhahahaha.
Codifer
(906 posts)would want those poor alligators to suffer so.
Geechie
(995 posts)Tansy_Gold
(18,108 posts)From Wikipedia:
Personally, however, I think it should have been a big red necktie.
markodochartaigh
(2,441 posts)likely was also negotiating for Canadian residency just in case Trump tires of him.
DFW
(57,426 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
(36,841 posts)... and it would have been totally appropriate.
BidenRocks
(1,153 posts)isn't covering an open manhole.
marble falls
(63,663 posts)Figarosmom
(4,734 posts)Of water for him to walk through.
LudwigPastorius
(11,852 posts)O Canada...nice one!
royable
(1,413 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?