Kimmel Roasts Rubio’s 'Penance Face' at Vatican Moment

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TV host Jimmy Kimmel mocked Marco Rubio’s stiff demeanor during Rubio’s Vatican audience with Pope Leo XIV, quipping about a 'penance face' as photos were taken; gifts exchanged between the pope and Rubio were noted, while the Vatican called the meeting cordial. The moment comes amid Trump’s public sparring with the pope over Iran and peace calls from the pope, which frame Rubio’s appearance in a broader political-lighted context.
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- Nicolle Wallace: Rubio was on ‘clean-up duty’ for Trump at meeting with Pope Leo MS NOW
- Watch Marco Rubio gift Pope Leo a crystal football amid Vatican visit USA Today
- Rubio Humiliated as Cheap Gift to Pope Immediately Backfires Yahoo
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