‘Rubio is unapologetic’: State Dept slams Washington Post over $1.2M military jet trips report

Washington Post's report on Marco Rubio's alleged $1.2 million taxpayer-funded military jet trips to Florida has triggered a sharp response from the State Department.The report highlighted Rubio's frequent flights to watch his son play football, raising questions over government spending and the use of military aircraft for personal travel.But State Department officials have pushed back, defending Rubio's travel as mandatory for security reasons and declaring that he is “entirely unapologetic” about attending his family's events.