Pope Leo XIV didn't have much to say after Marco Rubio gave him an unexpected gift critics branded "tacky," Wonderwall.com can reveal. On Thursday, May 7, the secretary of state traveled to the Vatican to discuss "the situation in the Middle East and topics of mutual interest in the Western Hemisphere," according to the State Department, but things got awkward when the duo exchanged gifts. Marco Rubio's Fumble Rubio and the pope exchanged gifts during the secretary of state's visit.