But when it came to Salt Bae — real name Nusret Gokce — serving steak to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro at one of his restaurants, the time had come for Rubio to call out the chef. On Monday, Rubio denounced Salt Bae for serving the Venezuelan president at his restaurant, Nusr-Et, in Istanbul. “I don’t know who this weirdo #Saltbae is, but the guy he is so proud to host is not the President of #Venezuela,” Rubio wrote on Twitter. Later, Gokce gave Maduro a Salt Bae T-shirt. And Salt Bae, who was previously criticized in December 2017 for posing with a cigar next to a photo of Fidel Castro, had not responded.

Source: Washington Post September 18, 2018 10:52 UTC