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Hearing takes a sharp turn as Rubio’s shoes turn it into a circus

June 4, 2026 | | Print Article

Secretary of State Marco Rubio slammed Democrats on Wednesday for turning a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing into a “circus.”

The theatrics started with Democrat Rep. Sara Jacobs pestering him about the long-gone 2020 presidential election that Democrats remain clinically obsessed with.

Watch the full exchange below:

“Mr. Secretary, who won the 2020 presidential election?” Jacobs asked, kicking off what might be the dumbest exchange of the year.

Rubio rightly noted that he didn’t show up to the FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE hearing to be asked about the 2020 presidential election.

“This is a foreign affairs committee,” he bluntly said.

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“Great. You can’t answer the question, even though we all know that President Biden won,” Jacobs continued pressing despite the point Rubio had just made.

“I don’t answer the question because, as Secretary of State, I do not participate in domestic political issues,” Rubio promptly pushed back.

His correct answer appeared to irritate Jacobs, who fired back by alleging that the question was about “our democracy.”

“My secretary, it seems like you have an issue admitting facts,” she continued. “You can’t say that the president lost the 2020 election, just like you won’t admit that President Trump is losing this reckless war of choice. And just like you couldn’t admit that the shoes the president bought you were too big.”

“You clearly don’t know what winning means, and not because the facts aren’t clear to you. It’s because the truth would cost you your job. And the American people are entitled to a Secretary of State who tells them the truth even when the president doesn’t want to hear it. And my constituents, our service members, deserve better,” she added.

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Rubio was caught completely off guard.

“I don’t know what shoes she’s talking about,” he said. “What is she talking about?”

According to The Daily Beast, a far-left outlet, President Donald Trump gifted a pair of shoes to Rubio and Vice President JD Vance back in January. Leftists have alleged since then that Rubio’s news shoes are too big for him.

The hearing continued with Republican Rep. Tim Burchett yielding his time so that Rubio could respond in full to Jacobs’ allegation.

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“Yeah, I don’t know about the shoes,” Rubio began. “I mean, he gave me some Florsheim shoes that are actually pretty good. They fit fine. I don’t know what she’s talking about. Maybe that’s what she’s referring to.”

Jacobs then strangely chimed in to tell the Secretary of State that “Your shoes look very nice today, Mr. Secretary.”

“How can you see them — they’re way down here?” an incredulous Rubio replied. “We’re talking about shoes. Are you guys kidding me? I mean, is this the Foreign Affairs Committee, or is this like a circus? What is this?”

It was Democrats acting like circus animals, as usual.

Indeed, during another part of the hearing, Rubio was asked about … the president’s sleeping patterns.

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According to Fox News, Rubio was also asked about whether the president’s personal financial situation may have played a role in his decision to strike Iran. The Secretary of State forcefully rebuked this outrageous suggestion.

“Not once,” he said. “Just to be clear, not a single time, not even for a millisecond, has the president ever discussed his personal economics and relations to war or any public policy that he’s made, for that matter. And I’ve been in every one of his foreign policy meetings for the most part.”

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