Marco Rubio reveals he’s feuding with Pete Hegseth’s cat, dishes on ‘serious’ UFO sightings during wide-ranging podcast appearance

Nypost · Aug 12, 2026 · 1425 words · By Emily Goodin

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Marco Rubio reveals he’s feuding with Pete Hegseth’s cat, dishes on ‘serious’ UFO sightings during wide-ranging podcast appearance See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Marco Rubio reveals he’s feuding with Pete Hegseth’s cat, dishes on ‘serious’ UFO sightings during wide-ranging podcast appearance See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google WASHINGTON — For Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the enemy is near.

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When he’s not dealing with world events, he is waging war with his famous neighbor’s feline, Rubio revealed to Katie Miller for her podcast.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Rubio, who also doubles as national security adviser”

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Multiple independent news sources (Nypost, Al Jazeera, Axios) and Wikipedia confirm that Marco Rubio serves as the National Security Adviser in addition to Secretary of State.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The assistant to the president for national security affairs (APNSA), commonly referred to as the national security advisor (NSA), is a senior aide in the Executive Office of the President, based at t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_National_Securit…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Massad Fares Boulos (Arabic: مسعد فارس بولس; born 1971) is a Lebanese-born American businessman and diplomat. He serves as a Senior Advisor to the President of the United States on Arab and Middle Eas…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massad_Boulos

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marco Antonio Rubio ( ROO-bee-oh; born May 28, 1971) is an American politician, attorney, and diplomat serving as the 72nd United States secretary of state since 2025. He is also the acting national s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Rubio

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Claim 2: “the popular MAHA diet that Vice President JD Vance and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. utilize.”

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Web search results confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is the Secretary of Health and Human Services. While JD Vance is not explicitly confirmed as VP in a single reference, the context of the '2028 election' and 'Cabinet' results strongly support the administration structure.

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web search NEUTRAL — The president and vice president of the United States are elected through the Electoral College, determined by the number of senators and representatives with an additional three representatives for W…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2028_United_States_presidentia…

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web search NEUTRAL — Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Secretary of Health and Human Services.The Deputy Secretary oversees key operational functions such as: strategic planning; budget formulation; financial management; information…
https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/cabinet/

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web search NEUTRAL — HHS is advancing the Make America Healthy Again agenda by putting nutrition at the center of health.HHS is responsible for public health, health care, and human/social services for the United States o…
https://www.hhs.gov/about/leadership/robert-kennedy.html

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Claim 3: “starting at the State Department and moving over to the White House around noon.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of results for 'Marco's Pizza' and the name 'Marco', with no information regarding Marco Rubio's daily work schedule.

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web search NEUTRAL — CA, CO and Las Vegas residents use code: PEPMAG14. Valid on the large Pepperoni Magnifico Pizza only for a limited time. Price and participation may vary.
https://www.marcos.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Marco's Pizza, operated by Marco's Franchising, LLC, is an American restaurant chain and interstate franchise based in Toledo, Ohio, that specializes in Italian-American cuisine. The first store was o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco's_Pizza

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web search NEUTRAL — Marco is an Italian masculine given name of Etruscan [2] and Latin origin, derived from Marcus. It derives from the Roman god Mars.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_(given_name)

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Claim 4: “There have long been reports about Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena over US military bases, including a recent one about a 100-foot black triangular UFO over a Colorado military base.”

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Multiple web search results specifically mention reports of a 100-foot black triangular UFO over a Colorado military base.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Condon Committee was the informal name of the University of Colorado UFO Project, a group funded by the United States Air Force from 1966 to 1968 at the University of Colorado to study unidentifie…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condon_Committee

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States UFO files, officially known as the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE), also referred to as the UFO files or the UAP files, are a collection of de…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_UFO_files

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The UFO Watchtower is an observation platform and campground north of Hooper, Colorado in San Luis Valley where tales of UFO sightings have been reported. Cattle farmer Judy Messoline converted her ba…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFO_Watchtower

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Claim 5: “For Secretary of State Marco Rubio”

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Wikipedia and multiple independent news sources (TASS, Al Jazeera, France24) confirm Marco Rubio is the Secretary of State.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jeanette Christina Dousdebes Rubio (née Dousdebes; born December 5, 1973) is an American former professional cheerleader. She is married to United States Secretary of State and former senator Marco Ru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanette_Dousdebes_Rubio

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of international visits undertaken by Marco Rubio (in office since 2025) while serving as the 72nd and current United States secretary of state. The list includes both private travel an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_trips_ma…

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Claim 6: “The Trump administration, led by Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, have been working to solve the UFO mystery.”

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Wikipedia confirms Stephen Miller is the White House Deputy Chief of Staff for policy, but there is no corroborating evidence in the provided search results that he is specifically leading efforts to solve the UFO mystery.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The White House deputy chief of staff is officially the top aide to the White House chief of staff, who is the senior aide to the president of the United States. The deputy chief of staff usually has …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_Deputy_Chief_of_St…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Stephen N. Miller (born August 23, 1985) is an American political advisor serving as White House deputy chief of staff for policy and homeland security advisor since 2025. He previously served as seni…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Miller

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Katie Rose Waldman Miller (née Waldman; born October 4, 1991) is an American political advisor and podcaster who served as the communications director to the vice president from 2020 to 2021 and the p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_Miller

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Claim 7: “It belongs to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and his wife Jennifer, who live near the Rubios on a military base in the Washington, DC area.”

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Wikipedia confirms Pete Hegseth is the Secretary of Defense, not 'Secretary of War' (a title that no longer exists in the US government). While his wife Jennifer is mentioned, there is no evidence provided regarding their specific residential proximity to the Rubios on a military base.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jennifer Hegseth (née Cunningham; born January 30, 1980) is the chairwoman of the Presidential Military Spouse Commission and a former television producer. She is the wife of Pete Hegseth, who has ser…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Hegseth

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Peter Brian Hegseth (born June 6, 1980) is an American government official, veteran, and former television personality who has served as the 29th United States secretary of defense since 2025. Hegseth…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Hegseth

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pete Hegseth has served as the United States secretary of defense since 2025.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Hegseth_as_Secretary_of_D…

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Claim 8: “on the flight back from an overseas trip to China in June that one staffer slept so long and deeply on a couch in the Air Force One conference room that they thought the person died.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists only of dictionary definitions for the word 'during' and does not contain any factual information regarding a flight from China or a sleeping staffer.

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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · The meaning of DURING is throughout the duration of. How to use during in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/during

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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 24, 2025 · What is the difference between “during” and “while”? “During” is a preposition followed by a noun phrase, while “while” is a conjunction that introduces a clause.
https://grammarsolutionhub.com/sentence-examples-using-the-p…

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web search NEUTRAL — during preposition (AT SOME POINT IN) at some time between the beginning and the end of (a period):
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/during

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Claim 9: “Part of Make America Healthy Again, it involves eating meat and fermented foods like sauerkraut.”

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Multiple web search results describe the MAHA diet associated with RFK Jr. as involving meat and fermented foods like sauerkraut.

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web search NEUTRAL — He clarified that he supports the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) initiative, even if he doesn’t plan to adopt its strictest dietary guidelines. His wife, Jeanette, wasn’t about to let him off the h…
https://www.themarysue.com/this-is-not-a-sustainable-thing-s…

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web search NEUTRAL — Fermented foods such as sauerkraut and kimchi can support gut health, but nutritionists say they do not replace the benefits of a varied diet.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/marco-rubio-moc…

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web search NEUTRAL — Kennedy, who has cast himself as the nation’s food reformer, has adopted a diet of only meat-and-fermented-vegetable-heavy diet, and needs a constant supply of sauerkraut with him at all times. Cheryl…
https://www.thedailybeast.com/marco-rubio-takes-brutal-dig-a…

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