‘I’m from Miami’ but ‘it’s hot’: Rubio tours India as temperatures soar past 100 degrees

Summers in New Delhi can be brutal, even for Floridians used to the heat

Summers in New Delhi can be brutal, even for Floridians used to the heat.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in India over the weekend to a blast of over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, kicking off a four-day trip that included meetings with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the foreign ministers of India, Australia and Japan, as well as a midday tour of the Taj Mahal that drew expressions of sympathy from social media users worried that Rubio might wilt in the heat.

“I wanted to keep this brief because it’s hot. It’s hot,” Rubio said to laughter Saturday at the inauguration of the U.S. Embassy’s new building, which houses the consular operation in New Delhi.