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Why Rubio would be a problematic choice for Trump's running mate [View all]
Marco Rubio is reportedly under serious consideration to be Donald Trump's running mate, which would likely cause all kinds of problems for the GOP ticket.
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At least for now, as NBC News reported, one of Trump’s home-state senators is under serious consideration.
,,,,,But if the senator is a real contender for his party’s vice presidential nomination, it’s worth keeping some relevant details in mind that might not be immediately obvious.
For example, when Rubio and Trump were rivals, the senators insisted that the future president was a “con man” and a “con artist” — assessments have become even more accurate over time. Rubio also told audiences that Trump might urinate on himself, which was around the time that the GOP lawmaker made vulgar jokes about Trump’s genitals.
In June 2016, Rubio told voters that Trump was so “dangerous” that he couldn’t be trusted with nuclear secrets. (This also proved prescient when Trump brought classified nuclear secrets to his glorified country club and refused to give them back.)
After the 2016 election, Rubio ultimately became chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, and oversaw the panel when it investigated the connections between the Trump campaign and its Russian benefactors. The Rubio-led investigation ultimately uncovered, among other things, a “direct tie between senior Trump Campaign officials and the Russian intelligence services.”
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is moving up the list of former President Donald Trump’s potential vice presidential picks, according to six people familiar with the presumptive Republican nominee’s search for a running mate. ... “It’s pretty clear from Trump’s orbit that Rubio is in play,” said a veteran Florida GOP operative.
,,,,,But if the senator is a real contender for his party’s vice presidential nomination, it’s worth keeping some relevant details in mind that might not be immediately obvious.
For example, when Rubio and Trump were rivals, the senators insisted that the future president was a “con man” and a “con artist” — assessments have become even more accurate over time. Rubio also told audiences that Trump might urinate on himself, which was around the time that the GOP lawmaker made vulgar jokes about Trump’s genitals.
In June 2016, Rubio told voters that Trump was so “dangerous” that he couldn’t be trusted with nuclear secrets. (This also proved prescient when Trump brought classified nuclear secrets to his glorified country club and refused to give them back.)
After the 2016 election, Rubio ultimately became chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, and oversaw the panel when it investigated the connections between the Trump campaign and its Russian benefactors. The Rubio-led investigation ultimately uncovered, among other things, a “direct tie between senior Trump Campaign officials and the Russian intelligence services.”
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