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IrelandDave Rubin credits Rubio for Bolsonaro's arrival in Miami
His fast-starting political roundup links the Brazilian politician's arrival with Rubio's response to a confrontation involving Mike Waltz at the UN.
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How Did Rubio Pull Off This Impossible Mission Without Anyone Knowing?
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- 4:19Bret Baier reports that Flávio Bolsonaro and his family will be granted US visas.
- 5:20Rubin reviews reporting on Bolsonaro's route before showing his arrival at Opa-locka airport.
- 8:44Texas rally clips support Rubin's favorable assessment of Rubio's foreign policy leadership.
- 15:25Waltz says Rubio signed paperwork to expel the Cuban diplomat involved in the UN confrontation.
- 25:42Piker argues that Ocasio-Cortez could unite Democrats and bring left-wing positions into the mainstream.
The visas are the detail. In the news clip Dave Rubin plays, Fox News anchor Bret Baier reports that defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro and his family will be granted permission to enter the United States.
Rubin builds a broader argument around that announcement, presenting Bolsonaro's arrival in Miami as a success for Secretary of State Marco Rubio. He moves through reporting on Bolsonaro's travels, airport footage and clips of Rubio appearing with Donald Trump at Texas rallies.
The episode's title, "How Did Rubio Pull Off This Impossible Mission Without Anyone Knowing?", promises a behind-the-scenes explanation. The segment instead assembles public reporting and Rubin's praise of Rubio, rather than a detailed account of who arranged the journey and how.
The upload drew about 333,000 views in its first 12 hours, already well beyond the channel's usual full-day audience for a regular video. Its comment section was also nearly four times as busy as a typical first day, with Rubio's potential as a presidential candidate a recurring subject.
Rubin then turns to footage of Waltz confronting a Cuban diplomat at the UN. In a subsequent interview clip, Waltz says Rubio signed the paperwork to expel the diplomat, giving Rubin another example for his favorable assessment.
The episode includes paid advertising segments. Its later stretch shifts toward domestic politics, including Hasan Piker's argument that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez could unite Democrats and bring left-wing positions into the mainstream.
A Brazilian senator representing Rio de Janeiro since 2019 and a member of the Liberal Party. He is a son of former president Jair Bolsonaro.
More on Wikipedia ›The US secretary of state since 2025 and also national security advisor. A Republican, he previously represented Florida in the US Senate.
More on Wikipedia ›Mike Waltz has been the US ambassador to the United Nations since September 2025. He previously served as national security advisor and a congressman from Florida.
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- October 28, 2026
- Video views so far
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The episode had already passed the channel's usual full-day views halfway through its first day. Comments were arriving well above the usual first-day total, too.
