# Marco Rubio spent over $1.2m of taxpayer money traveling to son’s football games

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-11-11T16:47:41+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/11/marco-rubio-travel-costs-university-florida-football
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/marco-rubio-spent-over-1-2m-of-taxpayer-money-traveling-to-son-s-footb-120422/

Ethics watchdogs question necessity of the US secretary of state flying between DC and Gainesville so often Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, has emerged as a superfan of the University of Florida’s football team, spending more than $1.2m of taxpayers’ money on frequent personal trips to watch them play, a report published Wednesday claims. Ethics watchdogs have questioned the necessity of t

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