{"id":41908,"date":"2026-08-12T23:59:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T18:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=41908"},"modified":"2026-08-12T23:59:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T18:59:56","slug":"marco-rubio-says-he-doesnt-like-country-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=41908","title":{"rendered":"Marco Rubio Says He Doesn&#8217;t Like Country Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Marco-Rubio-country-music.jpg?quality=80\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-id=\"1617685\" data-title=\"Marco Rubio Says He Doesn\u2019t Like Country Music, Professes Love for \u201cRing of Fire\u201d Remix\" data-url=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/08\/marco-rubio-says-he-doesnt-like-country-music-professes-love-for-ring-of-fire-remix\/\" data-page=\"1\" data-pages=\"1\">\n<p>During an appearance on <em>The Katie Miller Podcast<\/em>, Secretary of State Marco Rubio shared some of his musical opinions. They\u2019re\u2026 something.<\/p>\n<p>For one, Rubio admitted to disliking country music, referencing the eons-old joke that all country songs are about the same hokey subject matter. \u201cI\u2019m not anti country music, but that\u2019s not my thing,\u201d he said. \u201cI think it\u2019s just very sad. Most of the songs are about, like, somebody whose wife and dog left them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In terms of what the politician <em>does<\/em> like, Rubio professed his love for EDM. Specifically, he explained that he enjoys remixes of classic songs, giving a particular shout-out to a dance remix of the <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/artist\/johnny-cash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Johnny Cash<\/a> staple \u201cRing of Fire.\u201d It\u2019s unclear which exact version he means, but, presumably, it\u2019s something <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1Ub9ShkkoJA?si=B6FPI3dOQTqZJgiU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">like this<\/a>. Woof.<\/p>\n<p>Watch a clip of the moment below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@peltzmadeline\/video\/7672952845120883999\" data-video-id=\"7672952845120883999\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@peltzmadeline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@peltzmadeline?refer=embed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">@peltzmadeline<\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - peltzmadeline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7672952846752615198?refer=embed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\u266c original sound \u2013 peltzmadeline<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n\t\t!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n\t\tn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\n\t\tn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=1;\n\t\tt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\n\t\tdocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n\t\tfbq('init', '1753966171496536');\n\t\tfbq('set','agent','tmgoogletagmanager', '1753966171496536');\n\t\tfbq('track', \"PageView\");\n\t<\/script><script defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v7.0&#038;appId=434175690014\" nonce=\"6gwmbCtM\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During an appearance on The Katie Miller Podcast, Secretary of State Marco Rubio shared some of his musical opinions. 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