Marco Rubio Hugs Ivanka Trump

Marco Rubio Hugs Ivanka Trump

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Updated Jun 21, 2017 at 03:50PM EDT by Adam.

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Marco Rubio Hugs Ivanka Trump refers to an photograph of Republican Senator Marco Rubio hugging the daughter of President Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump. The photograph was mocked for the way it appeared that Ivanka did not reciprocate Rubio's eager hug.

Origin

On June 20th, 2017, Twitter user @ericawerner[1] posted an image of Rubio greeting Trump as she arrived at the capitol (shown below, left). Shortly after the photo was posted online, Twitter user @davidmackau[2] posted a comparison between the photo and a scene from Arrested Development that gained over 1,100 retweets and 3,600 likes (shown below, right).


Erica Werner @ericawerner Follow Ivanka Trump arriving at the Capitol greeted by Sen Rubio. She's now meeting with lawmakers on child tax credit. David Mack . @davidmackau Follow WHY ARE YOU SQUEE WITH YOUR BODY

Spread

The jokes continued to spread through Twitter that day, leading to a Twitter Moment.[3] Some of the more popular jokes include one by @evepeyser[4] that brought up Marco Rubio's Water Break and gained over 1,100 retweets (shown below, left) and a joke by @donmoyn[5] that imagined Rubio waiting for hours to hug Ivanka that gained over 630 retweets (shown below, right).


Following @evepeyser The Thirstiest SenatorTM Don Moynihan Follow edonmoyn *Rubio after waiting for two hours behind the pillar Wow, Ivanka, what a surprise. It's so good to see you again."

After the spread of the jokes, both Rubio and Ivanka took the moment in good humor, each responding with jokes of their own about the incident. Rubio's response was covered by the BBC.[6]


Marco Rubio @marcorubio Follow Just left Intel comm & informed meeting 2day with @lvankaTrump blowing up twitter over alleged failed hug! Investigating. Will respond soon Retweets Likes 1,023 5,510 10:12 PM-20 Jun 2017 Ivanka Trump @IvankaTrump Follow Fake news! Marco is an excellent hugger... Marco Rubio @marcorubio New photo emerges providing more insight into alleged failed hug. (Faces blurred for security purposes)

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Patrick Monahan @pattymo Following Love to engage in that famous human show of affection, the hug Erica Werner @ericawerner Ivanka Trump arriving at the Capitol greeted by Sen Rubio. She's now meeting with lawmakers on child tax credit. Farhad Manjoo $ @fmanjoo Follow people making fun of this hug are journalists who do like 2 dozen awkward hugs a weeK. Awkward hugs fuel journalism Erica Werner @ericawerner Ivanka Trump arriving at the Capitol greeted by Sen Rubio. She's now meeting with lawmakers on child tax credit. Dave Itzkoff @ditzkoff Follow RALP David S. Joachim @davidjoachim Follow Options: -Pull away Push-away arm extension -Statue pose Erica Werner @ericawerner Ivanka Trump arriving at the Capitol greeted by Sen Rubio. She's now meeting with lawmakers on child tax credit. Gideon Resnick @GideonResnick Follow Ryan @alwaysonoffense Follow "i retweeted you this morning" "yes, i know" "let's hug'" "don't" Erica Werner @ericawerner Ivanka Trump arriving at the Capitol greeted by Sen Rubio. She's now meeting with lawmakers on child tax credit.

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