{"id":2610213,"date":"2026-06-03T15:33:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T19:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rubio-grows-exasperated-with-democrats-at-heated-house-hearing\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T15:33:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T19:33:37","slug":"rubio-grows-exasperated-with-democrats-at-heated-house-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rubio-grows-exasperated-with-democrats-at-heated-house-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"Rubio grows exasperated with Democrats at heated House hearing"},"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%2Frubio-grows-exasperated-with-democrats-at-heated-house-hearing%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=2610213&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 grew visibly frustrated during his Wednesday testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, with clashes-especially with Democrats-over the process rather than just the policy substance. He complained that Democrats often used their allotted time without allowing him to respond, criticizing the hearing rules as unfair. <\/p>\n<p>Rubio also pushed back on lawmakers who questioned him about topics he viewed as out of scope, such as the 2020 election, saying it wasn\u2019t appropriate for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressional-republicans-call-on-biden-administration-to-act-swiftly-on-ethiopia-crisis\/\" title=\"Congressional Republicans Call on Biden Administration to Act Swiftly on Ethiopia Crisis\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">foreign affairs<\/a> committee<\/a>. In multiple exchanges, the tension escalated into sharp retorts, including remarks about the hearing being more like a \u201cdunk tank\u201d or a \u201ccircus,\u201d and also a sarcastic quip when he faced further interruptions after a Democrat\u2019s time expired.  <\/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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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> grew visibly annoyed with the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"288\">Democrats<\/a> on the House Foreign Affairs Committee during his Wednesday testimony, openly voicing his exasperation in several exchanges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rubio appeared before the committee to provide updates on the war with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a> and other <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >foreign policy developments<\/a>. Nearly every exchange with Democrats was hostile, but one area of contention was how Democrats monopolized their allotted time without giving him a chance to respond.<\/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\/house\/4593168\/speaker-johnson-tom-kean-jr-health-issue-very-common-illness\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Johnson won\u2019t disclose the \u2018very common\u2019 health issue that has sidelined Tom Kean Jr.<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4593008\/mullin-world-cup-federal-cooperation-sanctuary-cities\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Mullin hopes World Cup will strengthen federal cooperation with sanctuary cities<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4592914\/rubio-grilled-trump-national-security-pick-foreign-policy-priorities\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Rubio grilled over Trump\u2019s national security picks and foreign policy priorities: \u2018It\u2019s not funny, Secretary\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an exchange over <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"219\">Israel<\/a> with Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Rubio complained about the rules of the hearing after being prevented from answering, saying, \u201cYou guys have to fix the rules here, you can\u2019t even answer a question.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is a weird rule, where you ask a question and I can\u2019t answer,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rubio scolded Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA) after she asked him who won the 2020 presidential election, saying it was inappropriate for a committee dedicated to foreign affairs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m not here to answer about 2020, this is a foreign affairs committee. \u2026 I don\u2019t do campaign,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s been the long tradition of the department, and you should know that if you\u2019ve been on this committee for any period of time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jacobs responded with a prewritten closing remark, saying Rubio couldn\u2019t tell the truth, as he couldn\u2019t tell President<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\"> Donald Trump <\/a>that the shoes he gifted the secretary of state were too big \u2014 apparently referring to a report claiming as much.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI don\u2019t know what shoe she\u2019s talking to,\u201d Rubio responded, confused. \u201cWhat is she talking about?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re talking about shoes,\u201d he said. \u201cAre you guys kidding me? I mean, is this the Foreign Affairs Committee, or is this like a circus? What is this thing?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4592914\/rubio-grilled-trump-national-security-pick-foreign-policy-priorities\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4592914\">RUBIO GRILLED OVER TRUMP\u2019S NATIONAL SECURITY PICKS AND FOREIGN POLICY PRIORITIES: \u2018IT\u2019S NOT FUNNY, SECRETARY\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His exchange with Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) was equally testy, filled with bickering over time and the ability to respond. When her time ended with her yelling over Rubio for a final point, the secretary of state quipped, \u201cOh, she gets to scream now, too?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat kind of thing is this? What is this?\u201d he said. \u201cYou get asked questions for five minutes, and you don\u2019t get time to answer? That\u2019s not a hearing, that\u2019s a dunk tank.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marco Rubio grew visibly annoyed with House Democrats during his testimony<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2610214,"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\/06\/GettyImages-2279615295.jpg?w=594","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3685,80781,32722,34360,36369],"class_list":["post-2610213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-democrats","tag-exasperation","tag-house-hearing","tag-marco-rubio","tag-political-tensions"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2279615295.jpg?w=594","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610213","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\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2610213"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610213\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2610217,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610213\/revisions\/2610217"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2610214"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2610213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2610213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2610213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}