Marco Rubio's attempt to hug Ivanka Trump is peak awkward
Sometimes a photo really is worth a thousand words.
Ivanka Trump arrived at the Capitol Tuesday morning to talk paid family leave with Sen. Marco Rubio and others, but things got a little weird before they got down to business.
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Rubio went in for a hug from the first daughter and judging by this snap she was really not here for it.
Ivanka Trump being greeted at the Capitol by Marco Rubio...what's going on here? pic.twitter.com/HNqpyBFVqE
— Yashar Ali (@yashar) June 20, 2017
Seriously though, what is going on here?!
The awkward exchange lit up the internet. Does Marco Rubio read social cues really poorly? Why does Ivanka look so done? Is this even real life?
Nothing about @IvankaTrump's body language invites this hug from @marcorubio. pic.twitter.com/ZxYHyf4cgZ
— Only4RM (@Only4RM) June 20, 2017
Marco Rubio carries a wax figure of ivanka trump into a meeting with lawmakers on child tax credit. https://t.co/ujtbTsojMB
— Tiffany Larsen (@TiffanyLLarsen) June 20, 2017
*Rubio after waiting for two hours behind the pillar
"Wow, Ivanka, what a surprise. It's so good to see you again." pic.twitter.com/qsxBXwpstp— Don Moynihan (@donmoyn) June 20, 2017
People even riffed on the recent awkward exchange between Jerry Seinfeld and Kesha.
I knew Marco Rubio's hug looked familiar pic.twitter.com/r83yLkhhTI
— A Cold Rog (@iamtherog) June 20, 2017
There was some business conducted after the shifty hug attempt. The Trump administration is pushing for six weeks of mandatory paid family leave, according to Politico. The mandate proposed by Ivanka isn't very popular among Republicans, but has captured support from some, including from Awkward Rubio.
Later photos of Ivanka and Rubio don't look nearly as awkward as their initial hug.
Image: AP/REX/Shutterstock
Even though the internet can't get over it, it seems these two have.
UPDATE June 20th 2.23 p.m. PT: Rubio responded to the whole thing on Twitter later Tuesday with a series of lame jokes.
Just left Intel comm & informed meeting 2day with @IvankaTrump blowing up twitter over alleged failed hug! Investigating. Will respond soon
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) June 20, 2017
We believe we have our own unclassified photographic evidence that will shed greater details on this incident.
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) June 20, 2017
We are also attempting to acquire multi-angle video which we believe will provide greater insight into this important matter.
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) June 20, 2017
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