Trump amplifies Marco Rubio clash with Democratic senator over student visas
Trump shared a post highlighting Rubio's retort that a senator's regret over confirming him “just confirms I'm doing a good job” and his stance that student visas are a privilege.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald Trump amplified a clash between Secretary of State Marco Rubio and an unnamed Democratic senator over student visa policy on Truth Social on July 11, 2026, at 6:28 PM ET.
Here is the full post on truthsocial: “GRANDPA’s FREE ADVICE ✪ @GOP_is_Gutless Dem Senator to Marco Rubio: “I regret confirming you as Secretary of State.” Rubio’s savage response: “That just confirms I’m doing a good job.” He then torched the waste he’s already cutting and dropped a truth bomb: a student visa is a PRIVILEGE, not a right. Democrats owned. Watch the full exchange. #Marco Rubio #AmericaFirst #SecureTheBorder”
Trump reposted content from the account “GRANDPA’s FREE ADVICE” with the handle @GOP_is_Gutless by mentioning the source (see truthsocial). The post described a congressional exchange in which a Democratic senator told Rubio, “I regret confirming you as Secretary of State.” Rubio responded, “That just confirms I’m doing a good job,” the post said.
The post also highlighted Rubio’s assertion that a student visa is a “privilege, not a right.” That position aligns with the Trump administration’s broader immigration enforcement agenda. The hashtags #AmericaFirst and #SecureTheBorder accompanied the post, signaling its connection to longstanding conservative immigration messaging.
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The attached image is a screenshot of the original post from @GOP_is_Gutless on X, formerly Twitter. It contains the full text of the exchange and uses partisan framing, including phrases such as “savage response” and “Democrats owned.” The identity of the Democratic senator is not specified in the post or the screenshot.
The social media account name “GRANDPA’s FREE ADVICE” is unrelated to the Pennsylvania Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Legal Line, a free legal service expanded statewide in 2025 by the Pennsylvania Department of Aging (see pa.gov). That program, staffed by attorneys at SeniorLAW Center, offers legal information and referrals for older caregivers navigating custody and kinship care matters (see fox43.com). Roughly 83,000 grandparents and other kinship caregivers look after nearly 260,000 children in Pennsylvania.
Trump has posted about immigration 24 times out of 523 total Truth Social posts over the last 30 days, a Zenger analysis of a real-time database found.
Source: Zenger real-time database of all Truth Social posts.
Note: Chart generated on July 11, 2026 at 6:36 PM ET
Source: Zenger analysis real-time database of all Truth Social posts
Note: Table generated on July 11, 2026 at 6:36 PM ET