Late Night Recaps Rubio’s Peacemaking Visit to Pope Leo
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Key Points:
- Comedians Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, and Stephen Colbert made humorous remarks about a meeting between Marco Rubio and Pope Leo, joking about the gifts exchanged and the pope's reaction to Rubio.
- Fallon joked the pope struggled to forgive former President Trump, while Kimmel quipped about the danger of the president entering a church due to "holy water boiling."
- The gift exchange included an olive wood pen from the pope symbolizing peace and a crystal football from Rubio, which Colbert humorously suggested might be a re-gift.
- Kimmel made a joke about the pope mistakenly baptizing Rubio, and also commented on Pete Hegseth's frustration over giving up drinking amid the political context.
- Kimmel also referenced Patel ordering polygraphs for his staff, implying panic and joking that he might need a drink to cope.
