"Unbelievable," Trump said in 2016.įor Rubio, it was all water under the bridge. This total choke artist," Trump said at the time, holding up a bottle of water, saying, "It's Rubio." Trump splashed the water around before tossing the bottle behind him on stage. Help me, I need water,"' Trump said, pretending to stagger on stage. Trump mocked Rubio, saying, "He's like this: 'I need water. "When they put Marco on to refute President Obama's speech, do you remember that catastrophe?" Trump asked a campaign crowd in Fort Worth, Texas, in February 2016. Next time Marco Rubio should drink his water from a glass as opposed to a bottle-would have much less negative impact. Giving the Republican response, Rubio lunged for a drink of bottled water during the televised address - all while keeping his gaze on the camera - and later laughed it off as a case of dry mouth.ĭuring the 2016 campaign, Trump frequently skewered Rubio, his one-time GOP rival, for needing to quench his thirst during speeches. Marco Rubio's 2013 speech after then-President Barack Obama's State of the Union address. Trump's water break drew instant comparisons to Florida Sen. He took another swig later in the speech. When he was informed it was sitting on a small table to his right, the president unscrewed the cap, took a drink and then resumed his speech. "They don't have water? That's OK," he said. Offering a blow-by-blow account of his five-nation tour, the president took a brief break to reach for a bottle of water as he recounted Japanese companies' billion-dollar investments and jobs in the U.S.Īt first, he couldn't find any in his presidential lectern. Trump, fresh from his marathon trip to Asia, paused during his address to the nation on Wednesday to take a swig of water - twice. President Donald Trump had his own water bottle moment.
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