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Marco Rubio Is Trying To Attract Trump's Base For Future Presidential Run
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Republican Senator Marco Rubio is a pathetic campaigner, and he repeatedly has buckled under the pressure when the GOP puts him in the spotlight. But these major setbacks haven't changed Rubio's mind about running for President in the future, and he is just one of many Republicans trying to court Trump's rabid base into his corner. But the field is crowded, and Rubio's track record on the campaign trail shows that he doesn't have the staying power to actually win on the national level. Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins discusses this.
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Marco Rubio is undecided about if he is going to run for president in 2024 or possibly 2028, 2032, who knows what the future holds. Marco Rubio tells us, but he also tells us it's definitely a position that he's obviously interested in given the fact that he ran in 2016 and Marco Rubio over the past few months has been trying to play both sides of the Republican party. Obviously you have the ones who say, we just want to be evil and not follow Donald Trump. And the ones who say we want to be evil and embrace Trumpism. You know, they all support the same policies. Don't get me wrong. And that's why I say evil. You know, let's not have social safety net programs. Let's oppress already oppressed people. Let's curtail voting rights. So Democrats have no chance of winning let's bomb, all the foreign countries we can. And Rubio's cool. Yeah,
Sometimes, sometimes he's not just, it
Depends on which way the wind is blowing that day. But this year Rubio is going out of his way to try to court Donald Trump's base, just like most other Republicans who have 20, 24 presidential hopes.
Now following
The events of January 6th, the Marco Rubio said that Donald Trump does bear some responsibility for what happened. Then he immediately called the second impeachment attempt, stupid voted to exonerate Donald Trump and basically attacked Liz Cheney after she came out recently. And, uh,
You know, said
Trump's responsible for that. And no, the election wasn't stolen. Here's a couple of choice quotes from Rubio recently, just to kind of give you an idea of why this story matters. I think my instincts have always been where they are now as you're exposed to new facts, new realities, and as the world changes. So too, does your public policy response to it now? That is what Rubio said in response to democratic accusations that, Hey, your clearly just blowing in the wind, changing your opinion of the day based on what you think is going to garner you more support. And they're correct.
Um, well, I've
Run for president once. So clearly I have an interest in that position. And so for me to tell you what I, that I would never run again is silly. But what I can't tell you is, I don't know what the world looks like in 2024. I don't know what my life looks like in 2024. I don't know what the party will be looking for in 2024. A lot of that is going to depend on factors. I can't predict. And frankly, in many cases don't control. So that's his way of giving an answer by not actually giving an answer. And that's what Marco Rubio is known for. But let's be honest. Marco Rubio is considered to be a contender for the 20, 24 presidential primary. And that is why we have to talk about things like this. Even though the latest straw polling shows the guy at a strong
1% one, which
Is obviously why he has come out and defended Donald Trump, you know, gone after Liz Cheney, he thinks this is going to help him. The problem Marco Rubio has is that he's stupid. And in this piece that I'm, that I'm talking about here, that, that, you know, kind of sparked this, uh, discussion. You had Republicans say the Rubio's a thinker behind the scenes. Oh, you'd be surprised. He'd shock. Ya know, the guy is a total moron who has no idea what the hell he's doing.
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