Rubio wears Nike tracksuit aboard Air Force One in parody of Maduro capture

Rubio wears Nike tracksuit aboard Air Force One in parody of Maduro capture


World leaders appear to be trading in their suits for “groutfits” in 2026.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio poked fun at former Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro by donning an all-gray Nike tracksuit of his own on Air Force One as President Donald Trump travels to China for a meeting with its president, Xi Jinping. Maduro wore the getup in his blindfolded photograph as he was being transported back to the United States by plane after his capture in January 2026.

“Secretary Rubio rocking the Nike Tech ‘Venezuela’ on Air Force One!” White House communications director Steven Cheung posted on X Tuesday with a picture of the secretary.

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In the background of the infamous Maduro sweatsuit photo, U.S. federal prosecutors charged Maduro with a comprehensive drug trafficking indictment, unsealed just after he touched down in the U.S. The federal government recently adjusted its sanctions on Venezuela to allow Caracas to pay Maduro’s

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