Rubio’s ‘President of Peace’ Flex Blows Up in His Face
The secretary of state shared a glowing tribute to his boss’s supposed peacemaking skills as Trump’s war with Iran enters its sixth month.
“President Trump is the President of Peace,” Rubio’s post began. “One year ago today, he secured peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan during a monumental meeting at the White House. Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan and Azerbaijan President Aliyev signed a historic Joint Declaration that marked a historic breakthrough for both nations.”
In the weeks that followed, Trump bungled the details of the “war” he repeatedly claimed to have solved, referring to Armenia as “Albania” on at least two occasions and mangling the pronunciation of Azerbaijan.
On Sept. 18, during a joint press conference with the U.K.’s then-Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Trump announced that “I think that we settled Aber-baijan and Albania.”
Since then, Trump has captured and jailed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, repeatedly threatened to take over Cuba and Greenland, and launched an ongoing—and increasingly deadly—war against Iran.
One X user sarcastically replied that he “admired” Rubio’s “commitment to branding, but ‘President of Peace’ hits differently when four months ago an entire civilization was apparently on a timer.”
