{"id":2601957,"date":"2026-05-12T22:50:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T02:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rubio-wears-nike-tracksuit-aboard-air-force-one-in-parody-of-maduro-capture\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T22:50:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T02:50:56","slug":"rubio-wears-nike-tracksuit-aboard-air-force-one-in-parody-of-maduro-capture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rubio-wears-nike-tracksuit-aboard-air-force-one-in-parody-of-maduro-capture\/","title":{"rendered":"Rubio wears Nike tracksuit aboard Air Force One in parody of Maduro capture"},"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\">26<\/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%2Frubio-wears-nike-tracksuit-aboard-air-force-one-in-parody-of-maduro-capture%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=2601957&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>In 2026, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/red-francis-joins-the-cdc-and-the-who-in-pushing-covid-vaccinations\/\" title=\"Red Francis Joins the CDC and the WHO in Pushing COVID Vaccinations\">world leaders<\/a> are being portrayed in humorous \u201cgroutfits,\u201d and Secretary of State Marco Rubio joins the trend with a parody all-gray Nike tracksuit-matching a famously similar outfit worn by former Venezuelan leader Nicol\u00e1s Maduro. The joke centers on a photo of Rubio wearing the \u201cVenezuela\u201d tracksuit aboard Air Force One while President Donald Trump travels to China.<\/p>\n<p>The topsy-turvy fashion moment comes shortly after Trump said he was \u201cseriously considering\u201d making Venezuela the 51st U.S. state,and floated the idea again by posting an image of Venezuela under the U.S.flag. Meanwhile, Venezuelan President delcy Rodriguez said the timing of the country\u2019s next <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-is-going-on-minnesota-and-wisconsin-both-had-89-90-turnout-something-that-is-highly-unlikely\/\" title=\"What is Going On? Minnesota and Wisconsin BOTH had 89%-90% Turnout -- Something That Is Highly Unlikely\">presidential elections<\/a> is uncertain, with the prospect of free and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-kelly-same-people-criticizing-trump-peddled-russia-collusion-hoax\/\" title=\"Mike Kelly: Same People Criticizing ... Peddled Russia Collusion Hoax\">fair elections<\/a> remaining a key issue in U.S. policy toward Venezuela.  <\/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>World leaders appear to be trading in their suits for \u201cgroutfits\u201d in 2026.<\/p>\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> poked fun at former <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/venezuela\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"910\">Venezuelan<\/a> dictator <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nicolas-maduro\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2252\">Nicol\u00e1s Maduro<\/a> by donning an all-gray Nike tracksuit of his own on Air Force One as President Donald Trump travels to China for a meeting with its president, Xi Jinping. Maduro wore the getup in his blindfolded photograph as he was being transported back to the United States by plane after his capture in January 2026.<\/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\/4565460\/trump-fake-news-committing-virtual-treason-reporting-iran-war\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says the \u2018fake news\u2019 is committing \u2018virtual treason\u2019 by reporting on Iran war<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4565386\/trump-calls-white-house-reporter-dumb-person-ballroom-question\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump calls White House reporter \u2018dumb person\u2019 for ballroom question<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4565047\/trump-doesnt-need-help-china-end-iran-war\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says he doesn\u2019t need help from China to end Iran war<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cSecretary Rubio rocking the Nike Tech \u2018Venezuela\u2019 on Air Force One!\u201d White House communications director Steven Cheung posted on X Tuesday with a picture of the secretary.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\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\">Secretary Rubio rocking the Nike Tech \u2018Venezuela\u2019 on Air Force One! \ud83d\ude02 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yi1b1mR8M0\">pic.twitter.com\/yi1b1mR8M0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Steven Cheung (@StevenCheung47) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StevenCheung47\/status\/2054325027659448711?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 12, 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>In the background of the infamous Maduro sweatsuit photo, U.S. federal prosecutors charged Maduro with a comprehensive drug trafficking indictment, unsealed just after he touched down in the U.S. The federal government recently adjusted its sanctions on Venezuela to allow Caracas to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4543204\/us-allows-venezuela-pay-legal-fees-maduro-case-new-york\/\">pay Maduro\u2019s legal fees<\/a> as he undergoes his legal proceedings in the U.S.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Former Venezuelan dictator Nicol\u00e1s Maduro. (Donald Trump via Truth Social)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4562834\/trump-seriously-considering-venezuela-51st-state\/\">TRUMP SAYS HE\u2019S \u2018SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING\u2019 MAKING VENEZUELA THE 51ST STATE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rubio\u2019s parody image comes one day after Trump announced he was \u201cseriously considering\u201d making Venezuela the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-tom-carper-announces-bill-to-give-d-c-statehood\/\" title=\"Sen. Tom Carper announces bill to give D.C. ...hood\">51st state<\/a>. Trump floated the idea again on Tuesday evening, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116564063096952080\">posting<\/a> an image on Truth Social of Venezuela covered with the American flag, captioned \u201c51st State.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Venezuelan\u00a0President Delcy Rodriguez\u00a0said earlier in May that she <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4552469\/delcy-rodriguez-doesnt-know-when-elections-held-some-time\/\">did not know when<\/a> the country\u2019s next presidential elections would be, telling the <em>New York Times<\/em> they would happen in \u201csome time.\u201d Free and fair elections have been a hinge point of American foreign policy aims in Venezuela for years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2026, leaders swap suits for \u201cgroutfits\u201d; Rubio mocked Maduro in a Nike tracksuit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2601958,"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\/image-collage-rs5w1w379-1778634800323-e1778638486971.jpg?1778620479&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34098,70043,79574,9154,5438],"class_list":["post-2601957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-air-force-one","tag-maduro-capture","tag-nike-tracksuit","tag-parody","tag-rubio"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-collage-rs5w1w379-1778634800323-e1778638486971.jpg?1778620479&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601957","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\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2601957"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601957\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2601961,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2601957\/revisions\/2601961"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2601958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2601957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2601957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2601957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}