Florida Sen. Marco Rubio defended former President Trump’s assaults towards the media and Democrats throughout his closing message to voters this week, saying he is “going to punch back” towards his critics.
Throughout a Tuesday interview, CNN host Anderson Cooper requested Rubio if these in Trump’s orbit want he would have targeted on the economic system and the border in his last message to voters relatively than “going off on tangents” by attacking Nancy Pelosi at a marketing campaign rally on Monday.
“Well, this is a guy that’s been compared to Adolf Hitler,” Rubio started, highlighting main networks like MSNBC who’ve in contrast his rallies to Nazi rallies.
The 2 clashed after Cooper reduce in to remind Rubio of disparaging feedback he and Trump’s working mate, Sen. JD Vance, made about Trump in years previous.
RUBIO FIRES BACK AT TRUMP CRITICS ACCUSING FORMER PRESIDENT OF BEING ‘FASCIST’
Republican Sen. Marco Rubio defended former President Trump throughout a conflict on CNN over Trump’s rhetoric. (Screenshot/CNN)
“That was his Vice President who called him Adolf Hitler,” Cooper stated.
In 2016, Vance stated that Trump might be America’s “Hitler,” in feedback he has since disavowed many occasions.
Rubio once more introduced up the media’s reporting on the previous president and his supporters to argue there’s been unfair therapy of the Republican presidential candidate.
“Possibly it wasn‘t your network, although I could point to things in your network that label anything he says as violent rhetoric, including jokes and including things that are clearly off the cuff. But he has a unique communication style, and he is not going to change the day before. This is the guy who has been subjected to relentless and ruthless attacks against his character, against everything you can imagine. Yeah, he is going to punch back. There’s no doubt about it. That’s going to happen,” Rubio said.
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Oprah Winfrey speaks on stage during Democratic presidential nominee U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign rally in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., November 4, 2024. (REUTERS/Hannah McKay)
“So to argue that in the last 24 hours, Kamala Harris has not mentioned his name, after you‘ve got Oprah Winfrey – and look, I don’t really care, celebrities can endorse who they want — but last night she said something at a rally, ‘If you don‘t vote today, you never get a chance to vote again.’ Actually? Come on. That is foolish stuff,” he continued. “Yeah there’s going to be some punch back on that, no doubt about it.”
Throughout Harris’ last marketing campaign rally in Philadelphia on Monday, Winfrey informed voters they cannot keep residence this election or they could lose their voting rights.
“We don’t get to sit this one out. If we don’t show up tomorrow, it is entirely possible that we will not have the opportunity to ever cast a ballot again,” she warned.
Cooper informed Rubio that Trump had additionally been utilizing his personal charged rhetoric in regards to the election within the last days, earlier than once more mentioning Vance’s previous remarks about Trump.
Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance arrives to vote on the St. Anthony of Padua Maronite Catholic Church on election day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Cincinnati. (AP Picture/Carolyn Kaster)
Rubio stated that Vance had modified his thoughts about Trump and claimed “a lot of people” who did not vote for the GOP candidate prior to now two elections would vote for him this election due to issues in regards to the economic system, the price of dwelling and the course the nation was headed.
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“You know what they are saying to themselves? When Donald Trump was president, life was more affordable, our country was safer and it was stronger and more respected in the world. And ultimately, that is what’s going to matter,” Rubio stated. “When people go put gas in their car, when people have to pay their bills at the end of the month, they believe they will be better off under Donald Trump then they will under a Kamala Harris presidency. That’s what’s going to matter on a daily basis and going to matter for the future of the country. There’s no doubt both sides are saying that this is the definition of an election that will determine the future of the country.”
