While the Trump Administration is, by all accounts, taking its war with the Deep State seriously and is going all out on dealing with the crime and illegal immigration problems that have become such large issues for America, there’s still some room for humor. Such is what Secretary of State Marco Rubio showed when he cracked a very funny joke about the return of college football and the Saturday weddings that distract from it.
The Secretary of State’s comments came during a White House Cabinet meeting that was partially open to the press, with Rubio calling on President Donald Trump to use his power as president to ban the planning of weddings for the same days that have a full lineup of college football games, saying that such inconsiderately scheduled weddings are a “scourge” when there’s a full slate of good games.
Cracking the room up with his hilarious crack about the dire effects on families that come from such weddings and the distractions they require those who would prefer to just watch the games tolerate, Secretary of State Rubio said, “This thing about people getting married on Saturdays during college football season is a scourge, Mr. President. It’s dividing families.”
Then, as the room exploded in laughter over the joke, one repeated in varying degrees of seriousness by college football fans, the Secretary of State suggested that perhaps an executive order could solve the problem. He said, “I don’t know if we can have an executive order on this. There are seven other months in the year that people can get married. So, I just wanted to say that.”
That wasn’t all Rubio said that got the room roaring with laughter. Also during the Cabinet Meeting, the Secretary of State, who is filling various roles in the Trump Administration, joked that this year’s Labor Day means all the more because of the jobs he’s juggling. He said, with the room cracking up as he did so, “This is the most meaningful Labor Day of my life as someone with four jobs.”
Watch Rubio make his football joke here:
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On a more serious note, Hegseth commented during the meeting that the families of those who died in the Abbey Gate bombing in Afghanistan will get answers, as the Trump Administration is investigating the horrible incident. He said, “On behalf of this beautiful group, on behalf of these families [and] on behalf of your loved ones who fought for our nation, America deserves answers as far as what happened in Afghanistan; the military needs to answer for what happened in Afghanistan.”
A special DOD statement on the matter, released for the anniversary of the horrible incident, provided, “The special review panel at the department continues its vital work to investigate the botched withdrawal, ensuring that the pursuit of accountability and transparency does not waver.”
The statement further added that everything that led to the attack is being investigated, saying, “While the review is ongoing, the effort to uncover the full truth behind the decisions made during this period has not stopped and will not stop until every aspect is examined and those responsible are held to account.”
Featured image credit: screengrab from the embedded video