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The Pope’s Two-Word Response After Receiving Marco Rubio’s Gift Is Going Viral

BuzzFeed·Matt Stopera·6 months ago
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Marco Rubio visited the Vatican to meet with Pope Leo after Trump started that whole feud with him.

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They took this awkward picture.

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They had a robust discussion about peace (and probably Trump's ballroom).

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And, for reasons known only to him, Marco gifted the Pope a crystal football adorned with the State Department seal.

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Yes, a crystal football tchotchke.

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It's giving "Oops, I have to get something for the Pope at the Hudson News in the airport."

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The interaction is truly peak awkward because, in the video, Pope Leo simply responds with a simple, "Wow. Okay."

Pope Leo XIV gifted Marco Rubio a plant of peace.

In return, Marco Rubio gave the pope a crystal football.

The pope’s response?

“Wow.…

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