Republican Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, eager to win the support of Donald Trump fans in his state, recently sent out a fundraising email bragging about how he was "lucky enough" to be mentioned in one of Trump's first blog posts.
Twitter users were quick to make fun of Rubio, who once said Donald Trump wasn't competent enough to be President but now seems to worship the ground Trump walks on.
inbox: Sen. Rubio is raising money off of being one of the first pols mentioned on the new Trump "platform." "I wa… https://t.co/I5n5vHvubf— Rick Klein (@Rick Klein) 1620666934.0
"hey siri pls show me the most snivelingly obsequious performance today" https://t.co/vHnILRV1Kl— darth™ (@darth™) 1620667615.0
Twitter isn't quick to forget hypocrisy and they are quick to mock awkward behavior.
Marco Rubio once said that Donald Trump is an erratic individual who couldn't be trusted with the nuclear codes and… https://t.co/HP4VYQPvSw— Jon Favreau (@Jon Favreau) 1620667749.0
Somehow Rubio manages to become more and more pathetic as time goes on. https://t.co/TSfnalT35A— Tim Fullerton (@Tim Fullerton) 1620667231.0
Hard to imagine a sadder email than that https://t.co/t8gx5ZTOAP— Cameron Peters (@Cameron Peters) 1620667488.0
Rubio's fealty to Trump was turned into a meme online.
https://t.co/UsLZw44C8u https://t.co/YBAZoXDkvm— Schooley (@Schooley) 1620669028.0
Rubio, responding to the online criticism, posted a biblical passage trying to seem above the hate.
“If the world hates you, realize that it hated me first.” John 15:18— Marco Rubio (@Marco Rubio) 1620660920.0
His post only served to inspire more mockery, however.
Someone just got back a 2024 GOP presidential primary poll. https://t.co/8a7goO8v6e— Max Steele (@Max Steele) 1620660982.0
@marcorubio Oh, woe is me, I'm such a poor misunderstood victim. https://t.co/V5RZNsrRFu— Lynne Nelson (@Lynne Nelson) 1620662116.0
Out of all the pathetic sycophants, Marco Rubio is trying so hard to be the best at it. https://t.co/3ZbY364yC9— Yarn🧶 Hoarder fully vaxxed--for me and for you. (@Yarn🧶 Hoarder fully vaxxed--for me and for you.) 1620730783.0
There's nothing sadder than a U.S. Senator sucking up to a man he doesn't even like to try and become popular.
This should be the REAL definition of “simping” https://t.co/fozgGfdxxm— Chicago Honey Bear (@Chicago Honey Bear) 1620693278.0
How incredibly pitiful for @marcorubio https://t.co/3L6ux5mdLH— Lise Horton Writes Romance (@Lise Horton Writes Romance) 1620669585.0
Rubio's embrace of Donald Trump may get him more campaign donations, but many people online felt he had to sacrifice his dignity to get them.
Marco Rubio's bragging about being in Trump's blog and also: 1) In Lauren Boebert's diary as "dateable, if Ted Cruz… https://t.co/qzHIvWCrn8— Paul Rudnick (@Paul Rudnick) 1620684515.0
Hope it was worth his soul https://t.co/K0gnyFUjGk— Jonathan Salama (@Jonathan Salama) 1620698870.0
Perhaps Marco Rubio would have more success raising campaign finances if he wasn't constantly sucking up to a President who was removed from office after his first term.