Is this a circus? Yes, And you are the monkey....

"Is this a circus?” Rubio spars with Democrats in House hearing

By Jennifer Hansler

A House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing Wednesday repeatedly turned contentious as Secretary of State Marco Rubio was grilled not only on the war on Iran but on President Donald Trump’s fitness for office and even his shoes.

The nearly four-hour hearing broke down on party lines, with Republicans heaping praise on Rubio and swiping at their Democratic colleagues and several Democrats angrily confronting Rubio.

“Is this the Foreign Affairs Committee? Or is this a circus? What is this?” Rubio remarked at one point.

Rep. Ted Lieu showed several videos appearing to show Trump asleep during meetings and accused Rubio of “lying to Congress” after the top US diplomat said he’d “never been in any meeting” where the president fell asleep or had trouble staying awake.

“Secretary Rubio, instead of holding North Korean-style Cabinet meetings, where everyone goes around the room kissing Donald Trump’s ass, I’m going to ask you to come clean with American people and the White House as well,” the California Democrat retorted.

Rep. Sara Jacobs, another California Democrat, questioned Rubio not only on his assertion that the war in Iran is over but also about the 2020 election and a reported pair of gifted shoes from Trump.

“Who won the 2020 presidential election?” she asked. Rubio would not answer, saying he was not there to discuss domestic political issues.

“Mr. Secretary, it seems like you have an issue admitting facts. You can’t say that the president lost the 2020 election, just like you won’t admit President Trump is losing this reckless war of choice, and just like you couldn’t admit that the shoes the president bought you were too big,” she countered. She was referring to a Wall Street Journal report that Trump buys Florsheim shoes for Cabinet members, which in a photo appeared to be too large for Rubio.

“I don’t know what shoes she’s talking about. What is she talking about?” Rubio replied.

“He gave me some Florsheim shoes,” he added. “They fit fine.”

And after a heated exchange with Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, Rubio criticized lawmakers for not giving him time to answer.

“It’s not a hearing. It’s like a dunk tank. What is this?” he said.