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Marco Rubio gets 68 new jobs in epic White House birthday gift inspired by viral meme

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What happened The gold-framed collage features 68 versions of the viral Marco Rubio meme, signed by Trump in gold ink, celebrating the secretary of state's birthday.

The headline split The left frames it as ""Rubio Realizing" memes become a White House birthday gift". The right frames it as "Marco Rubio gets 68 new jobs in epic White House birthday gift inspired by viral meme".

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Left / center-left"Rubio Realizing" memes become a White House birthday gift

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Right / center-rightMarco Rubio gets 68 new jobs in epic White House birthday gift inspired by viral meme

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Fox News PoliticsNews report · Aug 14, 12:42 AM

Marco Rubio gets 68 new jobs in epic White House birthday gift inspired by viral meme

The gold-framed collage features 68 versions of the viral Marco Rubio meme, signed by Trump in gold ink, celebrating the secretary of state's birthday.

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AxiosNews report · Aug 13, 10:51 PM

"Rubio Realizing" memes become a White House birthday gift

Photo: Marc Caputo/Axios Marco Rubio has three official Trump administration jobs and a fourth unofficial title: Viral meme star. He's been featured in countless "Rubio Realizing" images do...

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