Who knew capturing a dictator could launch a meme empire? Just days after U.S. forces nabbed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on January 3 in a raid that's already being dubbed "Operation Tropical Takedown," the internet has zeroed in on an unlikely star: Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Portrayed as Donald Trump's do-it-all sidekick, handling everything from foreign policy to, apparently, hotel chains, the Florida senator is getting hilariously memed as the ultimate overachiever now "running" Venezuela like it's his side gig.
It all started with a cheeky CBS Evening News clip featuring an AI-generated Rubio as a shotgun-toting hunter "bagging" Maduro, and now X is flooded with edits that have us chuckling (and maybe cringing) at his ballooning resume.
