White House gifts Marco Rubio framed Rubio realizing meme collage for his 55th birthday and its beautiful

This is Marco Rubio realizing he’s never going to live this down.The beloved Secretary of State was gifted an epic collage of his most viral “Rubio realizing” memes for his 55th birthday — featuring fan favorites of the country’s top diplomat dressed as an Iranian ayatollah and a “Star Wars” rebel on the ice planet Hoth.The White House presented the hilarious gift to the unabashed rap aficionado in May — but it only came to light Wednesday thanks to a now-viral tweet from Axios reporter Marc Caputo.The golden-framed mosaic features 68 individual panels depicting him in various roles — from Robocop to astronaut to the White House Easter bunny — and is signed by administration officials including the president, who wrote “You are great” in gold ink right above his signature.Rubio has famously worn many hats as one of Trump’s Cabinet members — in addition to secretary of state, he also serves as acting national security advisor.At some point, he was also acting archivist and acting administrator of the US Agency for International Development.The famous photo that spawned nearly endless variants — and even an online “museum” archive — depicts Rubio sitting awkwardly on an Oval Office couch.The snapshot was taken Feb.

28 of last year when the president, Vice President JD Vance and top cabinet officials met with Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss an agreement to share the country’s mineral resources as a method of offsetting the US’ investment into its war with Russia.In every altered photo, Rubio’s interlocked fingers and deflated expression remain unchanged, imbuing the meme with a layer of comic reluctance for each new job he’s suddenly realizing is now his responsibility.The meme closely tracked global events, both in the real and fantastical realm, and each time a new “job” became available, it wouldn’t be long before a new “Marco Rubio Realizing” meme made its debut.Over the meme’s lifespan, Rubi...