Jimmy Kimmel roasts Marco Rubio over Pope Leo XIV meeting
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Updated · The Daily Beast · May 8
Jimmy Kimmel roasts Marco Rubio over Pope Leo XIV meeting
3 articles · Updated · The Daily Beast · May 8
On Thursday, Kimmel mocked Rubio's stiff body language during a Vatican photo-op at the Apostolic Palace, days after President Donald Trump renewed attacks on the pope.
He joked the pair had little chemistry and compared Rubio's expression to a "penance face" after showing footage of their handshake and posed photograph.
The Vatican later called the meeting cordial, saying both sides reaffirmed sound US-Holy See relations, despite tensions over the pope's criticism of Trump's Iran war and calls for peace.
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