{"id":2599178,"date":"2026-05-05T19:38:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T23:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cuba-china-and-the-pope-marco-rubios-raucous-white-house-press-fill-in\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T19:41:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T23:41:27","slug":"cuba-china-and-the-pope-marco-rubios-raucous-white-house-press-fill-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cuba-china-and-the-pope-marco-rubios-raucous-white-house-press-fill-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuba, China, and the pope: Marco Rubio&#8217;s raucous White House press fill-in"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fcuba-china-and-the-pope-marco-rubios-raucous-white-house-press-fill-in%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=2599178&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>Secretary of state Marco Rubio took over Tuesday\u2019s White House press briefing, answering questions on a range of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sowell-warned-us-about-biden-israel-and-palestine-we-should-have-listened\/\" title=\"Sowell&#039;s Biden, Israel, and Palestine ...ning: We Ignored It.\">foreign-policy issues<\/a> from cuba and Iran to Vatican concerns, China, and Taiwan. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspected-waukesha-parade-attacker-will-face-trial-on-dozens-of-counts-court-rules\/\" title=\"Suspected Waukesha Parade Attacker Will Face Trial On Dozens Of Counts, Court Rules\">roughly hour-long session<\/a> also included comments on \u201cProject Freedom,\u201d described as a defensive effort aimed at securing safer passage through the Strait of Hormuz, along with Rubio\u2019s dismissal of the War Powers Act as unconstitutional.  <\/p>\n<p>On Cuba, Rubio rejected the term \u201coil blockade,\u201d rather blaming the island\u2019s leadership and calling it \u201cincompetent communists.\u201d On china, he declined to say whether President Donald Trump would <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >press human-rights concerns directly<\/a> with Xi Jinping, while asserting that Taiwan will remain a regular discussion point and that both countries aim to avoid destabilization.  <\/p>\n<p>rubio also addressed the upcoming visit to the Holy see, denying it was meant to \u201csmooth things over\u201d after Trump\u2019s prior remarks about the pope, and emphasizing shared religious-freedom concerns and the possibility of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-sanctions-russian-state-duma-defense-entities-and-more\/\" title=\"US Sanctions Russian State Duma, Defense Entities And More\">additional humanitarian aid<\/a> to Cuba distributed via the Church. He further refused to comment on whether gas prices could affect midterm politics, and one lighthearted moment involved Rubio reacting awkwardly to a reporter\u2019s joke about his \u201cDJ name.\u201d  <\/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 Rubio<\/a> filled in for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karoline-leavitt\/\">White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt<\/a> on Tuesday, fielding foreign policy questions ranging from Cuba and Iran to the Vatican and more.<\/p>\n<p>The press conference, which lasted approximately an hour, gave the state secretary a chance to speak at length about issues that have fallen away from the international spotlight.<\/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\/white-house\/4556121\/marco-rubio-un-iran-resolution\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Rubio slams UN inaction over Iran mining Strait of Hormuz<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4556117\/trump-sidetracked-about-war-kids-youth-fitness-exam-signage\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump rants to children about war during youth fitness signing<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4555991\/rubio-project-freedom-defensive-operation\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Rubio: Project Freedom is a \u2018defensive operation\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4555991\/rubio-project-freedom-defensive-operation\/\"><strong>RUBIO: PROJECT FREEDOM IS A \u2018DEFENSIVE OPERATION\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-cuba-s-incompetent-communists\">Cuba\u2019s \u2018incompetent communists\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Rubio, the son of two <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cuba\/\">Cuban immigrants<\/a>, offered a vicious appraisal of the island nation\u2019s future when asked about the \u201coil blockade\u201d on Cuba.<\/p>\n<p>He denied the idea of a formal <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4552451\/cuba-denounce-trump-may-day-sanction-collective-punishment\/\">blockade<\/a>, claiming instead that Venezuela is \u201cnot giving [Cuba] free oil anymore.\u201d He shifted the blame instead to deeper problems in how the island is governed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sec. Marco Rubio on Cuba: &#8220;Their economic model doesn&#8217;t work, and the people in charge can&#8217;t fix it, and the reason they can&#8217;t fix is not just because they&#8217;re communists\u2014that&#8217;s bad enough. But they&#8217;re incompetent communists. The only thing worse than a communist is an incompetent\u2026 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/plXVDG3Pno\">pic.twitter.com\/plXVDG3Pno<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breaking911 (@Breaking911) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Breaking911\/status\/2051747720931799495?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cTheir economic model doesn\u2019t work, and the people in charge can\u2019t fix it,\u201d Rubio told reporters. \u201cAnd the reason they can\u2019t fix is not just because they\u2019re communists \u2014 that\u2019s bad enough, but they\u2019re incompetent communists. The only thing worse than a communist is an incompetent one.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-china-messaging-on-human-rights-and-taiwan\">China messaging on human rights and Taiwan<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Secretary of State Marco Rubio gestures after speaking at a press briefing in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo\/Mark Schiefelbein)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rubio was asked at multiple points for insights into President Donald <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/op-eds\/4553856\/trump-xi-jinping-meeting-china-repair-relations\/\">Trump\u2019s upcoming summit <\/a>with Chinese President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/xi-jinping\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"233\">Xi Jinping<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The state secretary largely demurred on whether the president will bring up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eritrea-acknowledges-presence-in-ethiopian-human-rights-crisis\/\" title=\"Eritrea Acknowledges Presence in Ethiopian ... Crisis\">human rights abuses perpetrated<\/a> by the Chinese Communist Party. <\/p>\n<p>Advocacy groups have pushed for Trump to hold Xi accountable for the persecution of religious leaders such as pastor Jin Mingri and anti-authoritarian advocates such as the imprisoned Jimmy Lai.<\/p>\n<p>Rubio insisted that the administration \u201calways raises those issues\u201d but that they\u2019ve found it \u201cmost effective to raise them in the appropriate setting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Regarding discussions of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/taiwan\/\">Taiwan<\/a>, he said he is confident the island territory \u201cwill be a topic of conversation\u201d because \u201cit always is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Chinese understand our position on that topic, we understand theirs,\u201d he said. \u201cBoth countries understand that it is in neither one of our interests to see anything destabilized happen in that part of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4556121\/marco-rubio-un-iran-resolution\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4556121\/marco-rubio-un-iran-resolution\/\"><strong>RUBIO SLAMS UN INACTION OVER IRAN MINING STRAIT OF HORMUZ<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-pope-plans\">Pope plans<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Q: &#8220;You are going to the Vatican, to meet with the Pope. Is this an attempt to smooth things over?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>.<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecRubio?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SecRubio<\/a>: &#8220;No\u2026We have shared concerns about religious freedom\u2026We&#8217;re willing to give more humanitarian aid to Cuba, distributed through the Church.&#8221; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/91iElLYlfP\">pic.twitter.com\/91iElLYlfP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CSPAN (@cspan) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cspan\/status\/2051746697466806411?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Asked if he is <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4553618\/rubio-visit-vatican-trump-pope-leo-spat\/\">visiting the Holy See this week<\/a> to make amends over President Donald Trump\u2019s comments against Pope Leo XIV last month, Rubio denied such a characterization.<\/p>\n<p>The state secretary called it a \u201ctrip we had planned from before\u201d and insisted \u201cthere\u2019s a lot to talk about with the Vatican\u201d outside the White House\u2019s feud with the Holy See.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have shared concerns about religious freedom in different parts of the world,\u201d he said. \u201cCuba \u2014 you know, we gave Cuba $6 million in humanitarian aid but obviously they won\u2019t let us distribute it. We distributed it through the Church. We\u2019d love to do more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Regarding Trump\u2019s recent claim that the pope is \u201cendangering a lot of Catholics\u201d\u00a0by opposing the conflict in Iran, Rubio tried to reframe the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4534825\/vance-pope-leo-trump-feud\/\">complaint<\/a> as bafflement that anyone would be OK with the Iranian regime acquiring a nuclear weapon.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-easy-way-or-hard-way-on-iran\">\u2018Easy way\u2019 or \u2018hard way\u2019 on Iran<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Secretary of State Marco Rubio takes questions from reporters during a press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (Graeme Jennings\/Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rubio spoke at length about various aspects of Project Freedom and the wider war against Iran.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized to the press that operations in the region are <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4555991\/rubio-project-freedom-defensive-operation\/\">defensive in nature<\/a>, suggesting that maneuvers such as barricading the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/strait-of-hormuz\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"21488\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a> are simply a response to the Islamic Republic\u2019s attempts to extort tolls for ships to pass.<\/p>\n<p>The secretary explained that the vision for Project Freedom is a \u201cbubble\u201d of safe transit through the Strait of Hormuz protected by U.S. naval and air forces. He emphasized that it will \u201ctake time\u201d to \u201cset up that bubble and gain that confidence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt really is important for them to understand this \u2026 they really shouldn\u2019t test the will of the United States, at least not under President Donald Trump,\u201d Rubio warned. \u201cHe has proven time and again that he will back up what he says, and if they test him, ultimately they will lose \u2014 the hard way, the easy way, the long way, the short way. They will lose.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Regarding the War Powers Act and the eventual demands from Congress for Trump to cease operations in the region <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4551801\/trump-congress-60th-day-iran-conflict-hostilities-terminated\/\">pending legislative approval<\/a>, Rubio paused the conference for emphasis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love it. I was hoping someone would ask,\u201d he said to open his response, before asserting that his track record on this issue has not changed since he was a senator.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe War Powers Act is unconstitutional, 100%,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is not the position of me, not the position of the president of the United States now. This is the position of every single president that has occupied this position since the day that law passed. It\u2019s completely unconstitutional.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-no-comment-on-midterms\">No comment on midterms<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Q: The average price of gas is $4.50. How long are Americans supposed to accept this? Do you think it will affect Republicans&#8217; majorities in the midterms?<\/p>\n<p>RUBIO: I&#8217;m not gonna speculate on politics. It&#8217;s obviously being driven by global events. We&#8217;re very fortunate that the US\u2026 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SgzneaPA7Z\">pic.twitter.com\/SgzneaPA7Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/atrupar\/status\/2051748770283491720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Rubio refused to answer a reporter\u2019s question on whether the skyrocketing gas prices amid the Strait of Hormuz closure will affect Republicans\u2019 chances in the midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not going to speculate on the politics of it,\u201d Rubio replied, only suggesting that the U.S. is doing well at the pump compared to \u201ccountries in other parts of the world that are suffering.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cWe\u2019re more insulated than other countries, even though that\u2019s not welcome news to Americans who are paying more at the pump, no doubt about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-you-re-not-ready-for-my-dj-name\">You\u2019re not ready for my DJ name<\/h2>\n<p>The one question that seemed to genuinely catch the state secretary off guard was a joke about a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4555602\/marco-rubio-dj-cuban-uncle-energy-tiana-lowe-doescher\/\">recent video of him DJing<\/a> at a family wedding.<\/p>\n<p>Asked by a reporter for his \u201cDJ name,\u201d Rubio asked, \u201cMy DJ name?\u201d, visibly unprepared for the question. \u201cYou\u2019re not ready for my DJ name.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He held an awkward smile until the reporter offered an alternative question about Iran, instantly relaxing the state secretary\u2019s demeanor. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Q: &#8220;What is your DJ name?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>RUBIO: &#8220;My DJ name?\u2026You&#8217;re not ready for my DJ name.&#8221; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4kWLmkVpmp\">pic.twitter.com\/4kWLmkVpmp<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Breaking911 (@Breaking911) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Breaking911\/status\/2051756366780416135?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2026<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Secretary Marco Rubio filled in for Leavitt, answering foreign policy questions on Cuba, Iran, the Vatican, and more<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2599179,"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\/rubio-press-briefing-1-e1778019634363.jpg?1778005283&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4501,13954,34360,9592,33866],"class_list":["post-2599178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-china","tag-cuba","tag-marco-rubio","tag-pope","tag-white-house-press"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/rubio-press-briefing-1-e1778019634363.jpg?1778005283&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599178","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\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2599178"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599178\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2599186,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599178\/revisions\/2599186"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2599179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2599178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2599178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2599178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}