Marco Rubio was delayed for his 2016 CPAC speech. While it led to some scrambling and rearrangement of speeches, Rubio eventually made it to the stage with a well-receiving crowd. Before he did so, however, he managed to go through the kitchen to greet the staff there.





— https://www.facebook.com/bennyaj/posts/10103609478962169:1 Extremely late for his CPAC speech, Marco Rubio marched down the service hallway of the Gaylord Convention Center,...Posted by Benny Arthur Johnson on Saturday, March 5, 2016

Benny Johnson of IJ Review was also there, by chance, as he was grabbing a coat he had previously left there. As he described it in a Facebook post, Rubio was being rushed along and briefed by his aide, but stopped them to greet kitchen staff who were working there and trying to catch a glimpse of Rubio.

He shook every hand of the staff there, and also said to one that "my dad used to do this." He also mentioned how "this is real work, not running for president." While the staff laughed, Rubio made his exit to make his speech.

As Johnson said, "Just a piece of humanity, in a very mean race."