{"id":2599076,"date":"2026-05-05T16:03:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T20:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-djs-at-family-wedding\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T16:04:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T20:04:32","slug":"secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-djs-at-family-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-djs-at-family-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Secretary of State Marco Rubio DJs at family wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsecretary-of-state-marco-rubio-djs-at-family-wedding%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2599076&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Marco Rubio briefly stepped away from politics over the weekend to serve as a DJ at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nra-assistant-diverted-40k-to-pay-for-wedding-personal-expenses\/\" title=\"NRA Assistant Diverted K to Pay For Wedding, Personal Expenses\">family wedding<\/a>. Social media footage shows him working behind the booth while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-prices-are-still-too-high-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Obama: Prices are &#039;still too high&#039; - ... Examiner\">guests danced<\/a>, adn the clip went viral-especially after people joked about him as \u201cDJ Marco Marc.\u201d The off-duty appearance drew a lot of commentary because it contrasted with his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >usual political setting<\/a> in Washington, and it also prompted comparisons to other politicians, including Donald Trump, for their DJ-like event appearances.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>Secretary of State <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marco-rubio\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"51\">Marco <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Rubio<\/span><\/a><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"> took<\/span> a brief break from politics over the weekend for a lighter assignment: DJ duties at a family wedding, a moment that quickly found a second life online.<\/p>\n<p>Footage circulating on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> shows Rubio behind the booth helping set the tone for the celebration as guests gathered on the dance floor. The clip spread across <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/social-media\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"433\">social media<\/a>, where users reacted to the secretary referring to him as \u201cDJ Marco Marc,\u201d a playful nickname accompanied by the viral moment.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4554936\/caine-kamikaze-dolphins-sharks-laser-beams-austin-powers\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Caine likens \u2018kamikaze dolphin\u2019 question to \u2018sharks with laser beams\u2019 in nod to Austin Powers movies<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4553508\/mamdani-skips-out-on-2026-met-gala\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Mamdani skips out on 2026 Met Gala<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4552966\/salena-zito-security-concerns-scrutiny-should-start\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Salena Zito points to perimeter security concerns after incident: \u2018That\u2019s where the scrutiny should start\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>The appearance stood in sharp contrast to Rubio\u2019s typical political environment in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"260\">Washington<\/a>, offering a rare glimpse of him in a personal, off-duty setting. His appearance sparked plenty of commentary on air as well.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4553845\/marco-rubio-2028-candidate-president-joe-concha\/\"><strong>MARCO RUBIO WOULD BE A \u2018VERY STRONG\u2019 2028 CANDIDATE: JOE CONCHA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s like good Cuban uncle energy,\u201d <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> economics columnist <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4553583\/tiana-lowe-doescher-iran-pressure-campaign-not-financial-armageddon\/\">Tiana Lowe Doescher<\/a> said, framing the moment as a fittingly local, party-ready persona that resonated with family wedding dynamics and Latin music culture. \u201cThat\u2019s presidential in terms of president of the party, that one I can say for certain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The discussion even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cia-launching-massive-new-initiative-to-combat-communist-china-in-preparation-for-years-long-battle\/\" title=\"CIA Launching Massive New Initiative To Combat Communist China In Preparation For Years-Long Battle\">drew comparisons<\/a> to other political figures, such as President Donald Trump, known for DJ appearances at events, though Rubio\u2019s set was described as more active and hands-on than symbolic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marco Rubio DJs at family wedding, video goes viral<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4275,"featured_media":2599077,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26113783094488-e1778008215375.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34360,35945,32515],"class_list":["post-2599076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-marco-rubio","tag-secretary-of-state","tag-us-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26113783094488-e1778008215375.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599076","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4275"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2599076"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599076\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2599080,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599076\/revisions\/2599080"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2599077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2599076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2599076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2599076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}