Jimmy Kimmel Roasts Marco Rubio’s ‘Embarrassing’ Meeting With Pope Leo
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Key Points:
- Jimmy Kimmel criticized Secretary of State Marco Rubio's awkward body language during his meeting with Pope Leo XIV, highlighting Rubio's stiff handshake and blank expression in photos.
- The meeting occurred shortly after President Trump's recent attacks on the pope, who has consistently called for peace and emphasized the Church's mission to preach the Gospel.
- The pope gifted the Trump administration an olive wood pen symbolizing peace, while Rubio gave the pope a crystal American football, which Stephen Colbert humorously deemed a less thoughtful gift.
- Despite the tension, the Vatican described the meeting as "cordial" and reaffirmed the commitment to maintaining strong bilateral relations between the Holy See and the United States.
- Kimmel used humor to underscore the apparent lack of chemistry between Rubio and the pope, joking about Rubio's expression and the awkwardness of their interaction.
