United States secretary of state Marco Rubio had a busy week addressing violent military conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine, but still found time for a ‘point of personal privilege’ during Tuesday’s fawning cabinet meeting at the White House.
Acknowledging the domestic issue was ‘controversial,’ Rubio launched into a light-hearted rant about the ‘scourge’ of ‘people getting married on Saturdays during college football season.’
‘It’s dividing families,’ he said to a few chuckles in the room. ‘I do not know if we can have an Executive Order on this.
‘There’s seven other months of the year people can get married. So, I just wanted to say that. It’s very, very difficult.’
The smirking Trump could be heard saying ‘fantastic.’
Rubio has degrees from both the University of Florida and the University of Miami, while his son is currently a walk-on player at the former.
Acknowledging the issue was ‘controversial,’ Rubio launched into a light-hearted rant about the ‘scourge’ of ‘people getting married on Saturdays during college football season’
Rubio is seen on the right in a 2019 photo with his father Marco and FIU football coaches
October and September are traditionally two of the most popular times to get married in the United States. That means Saturday’s highly anticipated top-10 matchups will have fewer nuptials to compete with.
Top-ranked Texas and new starting quarterback Arch Manning will travel to the Horseshoe to face third-ranked Ohio State on Saturday at noon EST. That blockbuster is followed by ninth-ranked LSU heading to the other Death Valley to face Clemson at 7:30pm EST. Meanwhile, No. 10 Miami will host sixth-ranked Notre Dame.
After that, though, wedding season will be in full gear.
That could spell trouble on September 27, when Alabama faces rival Georgia in Athens while Oregon travels to Penn State for a Big Ten matchup with the Nittany Lions.
Of course, Rubio might be busy with the aforementioned military conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine, so the wedding and college football seasons might not rank very high on the Secretary’s list of priorities.
