Rubio wears Nike tracksuit aboard Air Force One in parody of Maduro capture

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World leaders appear to be trading in their suits for “groutfits” in 2026.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio poked fun at former Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro by donning an all-gray Nike tracksuit of his own on Air Force One as President Donald Trump travels to China for a meeting with its president, Xi Jinping. Maduro wore the getup in his blindfolded photograph as he was being transported back to the United States by plane after his capture in January 2026.

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