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Secretary of State Marco Rubio found himself on the other end of relentless social media ridicule after making a dubious claim about President Donald Trump.
On Wednesday, the State Department renamed the former Institute of Peace to the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace in order to, as the department phrased on social media, “reflect the greatest dealmaker in our nation’s history.”
The Secretary of State promoted the name change on his own account, where he fanboyed out on the president by claiming ― dubiously, as we said up above — that “President Trump will be remembered by history as the President of Peace,” and that “it’s time our State Department display that.”
Rubio is, of course, entitled to his opinion, be it truly sincere or to curry favor with a notoriously mercurial boss.
However, many people on social media thought Rubio’s post sounded more like a “cult alert,” especially considering Trump ― the so-called “President of Peace” ― recently renamed the Department of Defense as the “Department of War.”
A hefty amount of ridicule ensued.
Are they more obsequious in Pyongyang? Can you imagine Dean Acheson, George Shultz, or any of the others acting that way? I don’t understand how their sense of dignity — their simple self-respect — can take it. https://t.co/v1BZzqzTVJ
— Jay Nordlinger (@jaynordlinger) December 4, 2025He literally renamed the Department of Defense the Department of War, you enormous bootlicker. I can't believe anyone ever respected you. You have destroyed your own legacy for the sake of a pedophile with dementia. https://t.co/grJbfLbVHt
— Not a Good Jewish Girl✡️🇮🇱 (@estherzelda0514) December 4, 2025“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered.”
-George Orwell, 1984 https://t.co/SrfNKQ69QH
Some people wondered what happened to Rubio to make him such a Trump sycophant.
You used to loathe Trump. Your staff told me you thought he was a dangerous autocrat and a thug.
So why are you fawning over him? https://t.co/Ishz9Yhva7
Every day Marco, you remind us of the one thing Trump did do that is worthy of some prize: His nickname for you. “Little Marco.” Trump did get that right. He really did. https://t.co/ipMdWDqN2C
— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) December 4, 2025One person did concede that, yeah, Trump may be kind of peaceful, but noted it’s because he keeps falling asleep on the job.
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