Secretary of State Marco Rubio has once again proven that he’s the ultimate multitasker in the Trump administration.
On Wednesday afternoon, Rubio made an unannounced appearance in the White House briefing room.
With Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt currently on maternity leave, Rubio stepped to the podium and quipped that he was there “to mess with someone and carry out a joke.”
The moment quickly went viral, as Rubio has become famous for stepping up and handling multiple high-level roles in the Trump White House at once.
It has become a long-running meme that whenever a position is vacant, Rubio will be the one to fill it.
Rubio has been memed as everyone from Rambo to the Easter Bunny.
Marco Rubio when he gets to work on Easter and they tell him he is now the Easter Bunny.
Marco Rubio, how many jobs do you have!? pic.twitter.com/hCV27j3V4j
— Southern FFA Family (@FFAFamily) April 5, 2026
Marco Rubio after finding out Melania added a beehive to the White House South Lawn. pic.twitter.com/Viqs3fjb4L
— Colin Wright (@SwipeWright) April 28, 2026
Marco Rubio finding out he’s gonna be the next Pope: pic.twitter.com/rIC1tpSs9k
— Lancevideos (@lancevideos) April 13, 2026
Marco Rubio after realizing he has to run Iran. pic.twitter.com/0CdMVr7ScG
— I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 (@ImMeme0) February 28, 2026
Marco Rubio finding out they’re about to resume the dinner anyway. pic.twitter.com/dkK7mCpcEt
— Gator Gar (@gatorgar) April 26, 2026
Rubio is pretty clearly leaning in on the meme.
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This afternoon, Secretary Rubio @marcorubio made an unannounced appearance in the White House briefing room. He said he was there to mess with someone and carry out a joke.
Given that Karoline Leavitt @karolineleavitt is currently on maternity leave, and Rubio has become known… pic.twitter.com/v1td9r2Gmy— Samira Gharaei (@SamiraGharaei) April 29, 2026
🚨 LMFAO! Marco Rubio just walked into the press briefing room to pretend he’d been appointed White House Press Secretary, as Karoline Leavitt’s on maternity leave
Can’t help but love this guy 🤣
NOBODY would be surprised if it was true! 😂 pic.twitter.com/bqwe8tacKI
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) April 29, 2026
Marco Rubio just picked up ANOTHER job… now he’s the White House Press Secretary 🤣 pic.twitter.com/mLmzbbIuAI
— Turning Point Action (@TPAction) April 29, 2026
Rubio is currently the Secretary of State and Acting National Security Advisor, but he previously also served as Acting Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Acting Archivist of the United States.
Media outlets have nicknamed him the “Secretary of Everything” because of how many jobs he’s juggled at once.
