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Secretary of State Marco Rubio went viral on social media Tuesday for wearing the Nike tracksuit made famous by deposed Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro aboard Air Force One.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSecretary Rubio rocking the Nike Tech \u2018Venezuela\u2019 on Air Force One!\u201d White House communications director Steven Cheung wrote on X<\/a>, sharing an image of Rubio en route to China in a matching gray tracksuit.\u00a0<\/p>\n Maduro was wearing the same model tracksuit when he was captured by US forces in early January.<\/p>\n \u201cSecretary Rubio rocking the Nike Tech \u2018Venezuela\u2019 on Air Force One!\u201d White House communications director Steven Cheung wrote on X. Steven Cheung\/X<\/p>\n President Trump subsequently blasted out a photo of a blindfolded and handcuffed Maduro in his Nike Tech sweats.<\/p>\n The White House described the gag as a \u201cfull circle moment,\u201d and shared a video on X of Rubio mocking Maduro shortly after the successful raid.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cIf you don\u2019t know, now you know,\u201d the secretary of state said at the time.\u00a0<\/p>\n The video included shots of Rubio and Maduro in their respective fits.<\/p>\n The top US diplomat\u2019s wardrobe choice pleasantly shocked many on social media.\u00a0<\/p>\n Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in the Nike sweatsuit on board the USS Iwo Jima after his Jan. 3, 2026, capture. Anadolu via Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cPlease tell me this is NOT AI,\u201d podcaster Benny Johnson wrote on X<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cPlease let this be real,\u201d NewsNation host Katie Pavlich tweeted<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s absolutely no way,\u201d right-wing influencer Johnny Maga posted<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Maduro\u2019s capture on the front page of The Post on Jan. 4, 2026.<\/p>\n Other social media users quickly Photoshopped an uncomfortable-looking Rubio on the Oval Office couch in the Nike tracksuit \u2013 one the most widely-shared memes<\/a> involving the secretary of state.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cLegend!\u201d White House deputy press secretary Anna Kelly said of Rubio<\/a>.<\/p>\n