Secretary of State Marco Rubio lectured Iran in interviews this week, saying that the country should be spending money on supporting its people rather than on weapons and militaristic causes — an ironic statement coming from an administration that has gutted the U.S.’s social safety net while requesting a record-shattering Pentagon budget. “Imagine an Iran that, instead of spending their…
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ImInLoveWithLife@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 128d
Didn't he unironically say this? Like he said it without a hint of irony?
scibra122@piefed.social · 4 pts · 128d
Yeah, I think the more legible version of this sentence is "Ironically, Rubio Says...", but I'm sure that breaks rules of headline construction. Maybe "Ironic: Rubio Says..." Would work for some subset of headline editorial styles
Spacehooks@reddthat.com · 2 pts · 128d
So close....