Jack Crosbie
View all posts by Jack Crosbie May 4, 2026
Marco Rubio in Washington, D.C., on April 7, 2026. SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images We are at war. Gas prices are climbing above $5 per gallon across much of the country. The political apparatus of the country is rife with division, infighting, and bureaucratic chaos that threatens to further upset 250 years of historical precedent.
But look at Marco Rubio over there, getting his groove on. DJ at a wedding! What a lovely time.
MOMENTS AGO, BEHIND THE SCENES—Our Great Secretary of State @MarcoRubio DJ’s weddings too! Here he is in action tonight at a family wedding… Let’s goooooo!!!🎶🎼🎵 pic.twitter.com/P8o79iwmZG
— Dan Scavino Jr.🇺🇸🦅 (@DanScavino) May 3, 2026
The secretary of state was pictured this weekend behind the turntables at a family wedding queuing up Calvin Harris’ “Feel So Close” and some other bangers to a cheering crowd, first-pumping as the beat drops. “Let’s goooooo!!!” White House Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino wrote on X.
It’s a jarring contrast to the current geopolitical situation Rubio is supposedly overseeing. But hey – he’s really just following his commander’s lead. As J.D. Vance slogged through ultimately unsuccessful negotiations to end the Iran war last month, President Donald Trump took in a UFC fight. This weekend, he was hosting a PGA tour event at his luxury Doral golf club in Florida, where, the White House was quick to point out, he took a phone call.
Always working https://t.co/UrOuCMry3X pic.twitter.com/VGvpwmLUl3
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) May 3, 2026
Political leaders partying while the world order crumbles is obviously hard to stomach. But they’re only human – even the people with the most important jobs in the world have commitments to families and deserve the chance to blow off steam. But there’s a tension between the grace we extend to these figures and the grave importance of their roles.
Getting elected president — or appointed secretary of state — is, to put it lightly, a pretty big deal. For four years, they are essentially always on the clock. The needs of the country must come first, and on some level, they must personally see to them all. It is, which is why we historically like to judge presidents harshly for taking time off.
