Marco Rubio sparked debate about wartime priorities by DJing at a wedding while using “Public Enemy” lyrics to defend bombings in Iran.
Marco Rubio just proved that he has two completely different jobs and he juggles them like a pro.
In behind-the-scenes footage of the secretary of state pumping his fist as the beat dwindles at a family wedding on Saturday night, the United States is engaged in a raging war with Iran.
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino posted the video on
Not long ago, behind the scenes – our great Secretary of State @MarcoRubio also DJed the wedding! Tonight he’s in action at a family wedding…
Let’s go! ! ! 🎶🎼🎵 pic.twitter.com/P8o79iwmZG
— Dan Scavino Jr.🇺🇸🦅 (@DanScavino) May 3, 2026
This is the same man who invoked Public Enemy’s “Welcome to the Dome of Terror” at a Trump Cabinet meeting to justify the bombing of Iran, saying the military has allowed “drummers to wreak evil on every area of Iran that has military capabilities.”
Rubio has been incorporating hip-hop into political statements for years, dropping Biggie’s reference to Nicolas Maduro in interviews and waxing lyrical about Afrika Bambaataa.
He’s been open about his preference for West Coast hip-hop for years, calling Tupac’s All Eyez On Me one of the greatest rap albums of all time and discussing extensively the transformative nature of Public Enemy in the mid-’80s.
But there’s a huge gap between loving the culture and truly understanding what it represents, especially when you use it to justify military strikes.
Rubio is known online as the “Secretary of Everything” because he plays so many roles in the Trump administration, and apparently DJ is just another hat he throws into the pile.
He has been positioned as Trump’s likely successor in 2028, with 17% support in recent polls, solidifying his status as the No. 2 person behind Vice President J.D. Vance.
Liberal critics were quick to point to priorities, pointing out that the United States was spending $2 billion a day on the Iran conflict while he was in the party.
