SNL’s Marco Rubio Attempts To Explain His State Of The Union Thirst

SNL actor Taran Killiam tackled the controversy that erupted when Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) took a drink of water during his rebuttal to the State of the Union address on Tuesday. SNL’s Rubio explained that he was nervous, had eaten an entire bag of dry roasted peanuts, and was wearing a burlap unitard at the time – exacerbating his thirst.

SNL’s Rubio then went on to continue his rebuttal to the president’s address, but was again overcome with a powerful thirst that eventually forced him to abandon the task again. Rubio explained that he had just completed a “cinnamon challenge.” He attempted to reach for a bottle of water to help alleviate the thirst, but his effort was as awkward as it was the first time.

Watch the sketch below via NBC:

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