Tag Archives: Marco Rubio

Rubio Rants Against Trump’s “Third World” Indictment

Florida Politics reports: Marco Rubio is the latest Republican to roundly condemn former President Donald Trump’s indictment. The Senator told the Fox & Friends crew that Trump’s indictment was reminiscent of “Third World” countries and that it could set a dangerous precedent. “I watch it happen all the time in the Third World and in developing countries,” Rubio contended. “They …

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Rubio Slams DeSantis On Opposing Support For Ukraine

Florida Politics reports: During an interview on The Hugh Hewitt Show, Marco Rubio rebutted Gov. Ron DeSantis’ skepticism about the ongoing conflict, weighing in on whether DeSantis took his antiwar position for political reasons, and whether the war is simply a “territorial dispute.” When asked about DeSantis’ political calculus, with Hewitt suggesting DeSantis was trying “not to upset the neo-isolationist …

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Republicans Seek Vaccine Waiver For Novak Djokovic

Congress Minutes reports: Florida GOP Sens. Rick Scott and Marco Rubio are asking the Biden administration to grant a Covid vaccination waiver for tennis star Novak Djokovic so he can travel to Florida to complete in a tournament later this month, despite being unvaccinated against the virus. From their letter: “It seems both illogical and misaligned with the opinions of …

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Rubio Reintroduces Permanent Daylight Saving Time Bill

The Hill reports: After hitting a brick wall in the House last year, a bill to make daylight saving time permanent in the U.S. has been reintroduced in the Senate. Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), who introduced the Sunshine Protection Act last year, filed a bill on Wednesday that would make daylight saving time permanent. So far, the bill has bipartisan …

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Republicans Seek To Reinstate Transgender Military Ban

Via press release from Sen. Marco Rubio: Under President Joe Biden, people who identify as transgender or have gender dysphoria can serve openly in the U.S. military. Senator Rubio’s legislation would prohibit any individual with a history or diagnosis of gender dysphoria from serving in the military, with limited exceptions. The legislation builds on Trump era restrictions that were repealed …

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Rubio Demands Buttigieg Resign Over Rail Disaster

The Hill reports: Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is calling for Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to resign after coming under fire for the department’s oversight of the U.S. rail system following a train derailment in Ohio that has spilled toxins into the environment. “Secretary Buttigieg refused to acknowledge the disaster in East Palestine, Ohio, until his intentional ignorance was no longer …

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Rubio: Biden’s Balloon Is Worse Than Trump’s Were

Mediaite reports: Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) argued “no comparison” could be made between this week’s Chinese spy balloon incident, and those that encroached on U.S. airspace back when Donald Trump was president. Tapper brought up the reports noting that Chinese spy balloons also made it into U.S. during the Trump administration. Rubio shook his head in response and made his …

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GOP Senators Flummoxed By Pence Docs Report

The Hill reports: “I don’t know what the hell is going on around here. It’s the weirdest thing I’ve ever seen,” Sen. Marco Rubio (Fla.), the top Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee, told The Hill. “I have no reason to believe it’s nefarious in any way, but clearly at the executive branch they’re just packing boxes.” “I don’t get …

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Bipartisan Bill Would Ban TikTok In The United States

CNBC reports: A new bill from a bipartisan group of lawmakers, if passed, would ban TikTok in the U.S. after years of broad concern across the Trump and Biden administrations about potential Chinese government influence on the company. The new bill, introduced by Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Reps. Mike Gallagher, R-Wisc., and Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., would ban “all transactions …

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Rubio Admits Involvement With Arrested Ex-GOP Rep

Politico reports: Sen. Marco Rubio acknowledged on Tuesday through a spokesperson that he met with indicted ex-Rep. David Rivera to discuss a potential deal to normalize relations between the United States and Venezuela — but didn’t know that his one-time friend and long-time political ally was working on behalf of strongman Nicolás Maduro. Rubio’s dealings with Rivera emerged Monday night …

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Rubio Joins Push To Delay Vote For Senate Leader

Florida Politics reports: A second Florida Senator seems willing to consider life in the GOP caucus after Mitch McConnell’s leadership. Fresh off a decisive win Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio tweeted Friday that the “Senate GOP leadership vote next week should be postponed.” This comes as other Senators, including Rick Scott, circulate a petition to that effect. Rubio’s tweet was …

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Sen. Marco Rubio Projected To Defeat Rep. Val Demings

NBC News reports: Republican Sen. Marco Rubio cruised to victory Tuesday night, securing his third term amid a statewide Democratic collapse, NBC News projects. Rubio is the first Florida Republican to win three terms in the U.S. Senate. Rubio was vastly outspent by Democratic Rep. Val Demings, but his victory came as little surprise to political observers from both parties, …

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Marco Rubio Touts Award From Anti-LGBTQ Hate Group

Florida Politics reports: The Christian Family Coalition presented Sen. Marco Rubio with an award at a Miami gala. The Republican Senator received the Champion of Freedom Award at the Coalition’s Freedom Gala, which he attended on Saturday, Oct. 29. “Thank you, Christian Family Coalition FL!” Rubio posted on Facebook after receiving the award. “It’s an honor to receive the Champion …

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Trump To Rally In Florida With Rubio But Not DeSantis

Politico reports: Former President Donald Trump is coming to Miami just two days before Election Day. But one Republican won’t be there — Gov. Ron DeSantis. Trump on Wednesday said he’ll hold a rally with Sen. Marco Rubio on Nov. 6. DeSantis was left off the announcement and an adviser to the former president said the Florida governor is not …

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FL GOP Paid Rubio’s Nazi “Canvasser” $10K+ This Year

The Huffington Post reports: The Florida Republican Party paid thousands of dollars over the summer to a far-right activist who attended the white nationalist “Unite the Right” rally in 2017 and later charged at a crowd of anti-racist demonstrators with a Confederate flag. Christopher Monzon was paid more than $10,000 by the party between June and September, federal campaign finance …

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Rubio Claims “Brutal Attack” On His Campaign Worker, The Victim Is Allegedly “Cuban Confederate” Extremist

Miami’s ABC affiliate reports: Police arrested a 22-year-old man accused of attacking a canvasser handing out political flyers on Sunday evening in Hialeah. According to the police report, the victim was distributing flyers at about 6:30 p.m. at East 60th Street and First Avenue when Javier Lopez attacked him. The victim was campaigning for Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, who is …

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Rubio: Somebody Might Put Bombs In Drop Boxes

“That’s a method of voting that doesn’t advantage one group or another. There’s danger involved in drop boxes. People need to think about it. “Okay, imagine someone decides, ‘Oh there’s a drop box I’m just going to put some explosive in it and blow it up and burn all of those ballots.’ “And now those votes don’t count at all.” …

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Rubio Seeks Additional $33 Billion In Socialist Aid

Florida Politics reports: U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio has requested an initial $33 billion in major disaster supplemental spending in response to Hurricane Ian’s impact. The largest portion of funding requested comes from the Army Corps of Engineers for Civil Works projects, about $12.38 billion. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has also received a request for $10.05 billion from Rubio. Rubio …

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Rubio Defends Voting Against Hurricane Sandy Relief

“What I didn’t vote for in Sandy is because they included a roof for a museum in Washington, D.C., for fisheries in Alaska. It had been loaded up with things that had nothing to do with disaster relief. I voted for every disaster relief package, especially that’s clean, and I’ll continue to do so. When it comes to Florida, we’ll …

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Scott Seeks FEMA Aid One Day After Voting Against It

The Tallahassee Democrat reports: Sen. Marco Rubio and Sen. Rick Scott sent a joint letter on Friday to the Senate Appropriations Committee chairs to secure funding “provide much needed assistance to Florida.” The Senate passed a short-term spending bill on Thursday that includes an additional $18.8 billion for FEMA to respond to Hurricane Ian and future disasters. The vote was …

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