Rubio's dream week off is 'watching every college football game' - EUROPE SAYS
Secretary of StateMarco Rubiooffered a lighter look at life inside theTrump administration, saying his dream weekend involves watching college football uninterrupted. “I’d love to sit down and watch every. . .
Secretary of StateMarco Rubiooffered a lighter look at life inside theTrump administration, saying his dream weekend involves watching college football uninterrupted. “I’d love to sit down and watch every college football game, starting at noon Eastern until when the West Coast games end at 2:00 a. m our time Eastern,” Rubio said on Fox News’s My View with Lara Trump on Saturday. “I’d love to be able to do that at least one weekend. I doubt I’ll be able to do that anytime soon,” he said. Rubio sat down with Fox News Anchor and President Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law Lara Trump for awide-ranging interviewthat focused primarily on the Trump administration’s foreign policy agenda, including United States relations withCuba,China,Iran,Russia, andVenezuela, before shifting to more personal questions about family life, work-life balance, and his favorite way to spend free time. SECRETARY RUBIO on if he had a week off: “My wife is going to hate this answer, but I’d love to sit down and watch every college football game. ”pic. twitter. com/gV1sZgfzU5— Department of State (@StateDept)August 2, 2026Rubio also addressed a widely circulatedWhite Housephotograph that evolved into a series of internet memes, admitting his first reaction was less than enthusiastic. “When it first came out, I hated that picture,” he said. “If you don’t have a pillow behind your back, you kind of sink. I looked at the picture and thought it was terrible. ” Rubio noted that he eventually embraced the online jokes after the image took life of its own. . @SecRubioon the viral meme: “What happened is, on that couch, if you don’t have a pillow behind your back, you kind of sink… I don’t really follow it very closely, but people have shown me pictures… It’s funny. ” 🤣pic. twitter. com/vFNgMKBwPj— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47)August 2, 2026“It turned into this other thing, and it was fine, and it’s funny,” Rubio said, adding that White House Deputy Chief of StaffDan Scavinoeven created a display featuring the growing collection of memes. RUBIO WEARS NIKE TRACKSUIT ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE IN PARODY OF MADURO CAPTURERubio also reflected on how his views have evolved over decades in public service, arguing experience naturally shapes perspective while core principles remain unchanged. “I’m a different person at 55 than I was at 25,” Rubio said. “You go through life, you learn new things, you see things you hadn’t seen before. I think at your core, you always remain the same person. ”Tags:Footballfox newsLara Trumpmarco rubiosecretary of statesportswhite house