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'These clowns': Critics vaporize Marco Rubio's smug brag

alternet.org · 23h · first reportShare

On Wednesday, after a top official of President Donald Trump took to social media with a smug claim, the internet was quick to point out that the truth in fact was “literally” the opposite due to his own boss’s much-touted policy . “American citizenship is not for sale,” declared Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a rambling post about “birth tourism” and how the Trump administration was defending “the integrity of U.S. citizenship.” “How quickly we forget that it was literally for sale,” noted Washington Post National Security Editor Ben Pauker, linking to an application for the Trump Gold Card . Launched in September, this program allows individuals and corporate-sponsored employees from abroad to buy residency for $1 million and $2 million, respectively, providing an expedited pathway to citizenship. Many pointed out the contradiction between Trump’s controversial card and Rubio’s claim that citizenship isn’t up for sale. “It literally is, thanks to your boss,” said Republicans Again