Marco Rubio is making headlines for attempting to support Donald Trump. Surprise, astonishment — it wholly backfired.
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As astir radical know, it isn't uncommon to spot images of Trump appearing to doze disconnected during White House meetings...
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Well, successful a now-viral clip, Rubio was questioned connected the House level astir Trump appearing to conflict with staying awake during meetings, and things got awkward alternatively quickly.
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Rep. Ted Lieu said to Rubio, "You person been astatine aggregate meetings with President Trump. In a moment, I'm gonna amusement you a video of 1 of these meetings. It is from past December. It's a furniture meeting. I'm gonna inquire you to absorption connected President Trump, and you volition spot that helium is sleeping portion you're talking. Please amusement the video."

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"Oh my god," Rubio said, seemingly annoyed.

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As the video begins, Trump is seen slumped over, eyes closed, adjacent to Rubio, who is enthusiastically speaking astir overseas aid.

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"Secretary Rubio, person you been astatine much than 1 gathering wherever President Trump has fallen asleep?" Lieu asked.

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"That's false. That's false," Rubio said. "I've ne'er seen him autumn asleep."

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"On the contrary, the feline doesn't sleep, which is simply a large occupation due to the fact that helium calls maine astatine 2 successful the morning, helium calls maine astatine 5 successful the morning, and you know, I similar to slumber a small bit...I don't cognize what you're talking about," Rubio continued.

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"Secretary Rubio," Lieu interrupted, "I'm gonna amusement you successful a infinitesimal a video that shows you conscionable lied to Congress. So, this is simply a video of a furniture gathering virtually from past month, wherever Donald Trump is sleeping portion you're talking. Please amusement this video."

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In the 2nd video, Trump is sitting backmost successful his chair, eyes closed, arsenic Rubio speaks.

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"You are virtually talking astir issues of warfare and peace, and Donald Trump is sleeping close adjacent to you," Lieu said.

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"No he's not," Rubio said.

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"If Donald Trump cannot enactment awake astatine these important meetings wherever the cameras are rolling. Imagine what he's similar erstwhile the cameras are not there."

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Here's what radical online are saying:
"HOLY SHIT, THIS IS FUCKING GREAT."

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"Do they not recognize there's video of this stuff?"

"This truthful fucking embarrassing connected each level."

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"it’s the information that helium sees the video and past denies it saying 'no he’s not (sleeping).' they don’t adjacent attraction that we person receipts. they’ll prevarication their mode done the questions truthful they tin cod their merchantability retired paycheck."

"Literally, if you are having these conversations, you person already mislaid Rubio……"

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