Buttigieg blames Trump, Rubio amidst East Palestine derailment backlash: 'Now that it's campaign season'
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Fox News ^
| February 23, 2023 9:25pm EST | Lindsay Kornick
Buttigieg appeared on MSNBC's 'The ReidOut' with Joy Reid to defend his visit.. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg appeared to blame former President Trump and Republicans like Sen. Marco Rubio’s, R-Fla., for the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, Thursday after facing intense backlash for his own performance. [cut] Reid continued to harp
on Republican criticism of Buttigieg, remarking on Rubio's call for him to resign. "You mentioned political silly season. I mean, it is. It’s a campaign season. One of the people who have taken a lot of the blame and taken a lot of the bricks is you. Senator...
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Exclusive – Marco Rubio: China’s Shameless Coronavirus Pandemic Propaganda Campaign
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Breitbart ^
| 3/16/2020 | rubio
“It might be US army [sic] who brought the epidemic to Wuhan,” tweeted a Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson last week. He
then followed up by tweeting a report from a conspiracy website, stating that it provided “further evidence that the virus originated in the US.” There are no words to describe the absurdity of the accusation, but for those who monitor China’s ruling regime it comes as no surprise. Deflection and blame are par for the course, but what is surprising is how many in the United States media are inadvertently carrying water for Beijing. Just take the hysteria over...
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Marco Rubio says the Carter Page documents don't prove the FBI spied on Trump's campaign
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The Week ^
| 07-22-2018
President Trump claims the FBI spied on and undermined his presidential campaign in 2016 for partisan purposes. Sen.
Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) does not. Responding to Saturday's publication of the FBI's application to surveil former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page in connection to Russian election interference, Rubio said on CNN Sunday he "has a different view on it."
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Rubio: 'I don't campaign against Bill Nelson' (he's so loyal!...to democrats!)
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Politico.com ^
| 3/27/18 | Matt Dixon
TALLAHASSEE — As Florida’s Republican establishment prepares to rally around Gov. Rick Scott in his forthcoming bid to knock of Democratic incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson, one of the state’s most well-known Republicans does not seem poised to help lead the charge: Sen. Marco Rubio. “I don’t campaign against Bill Nelson,” Rubio said
Tuesday during a sit-down with reporters in his Tallahassee office. “Bill Nelson and I have a very good working relationship.”
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Former Trump campaigner and Rubio intern shot 13 times while sleeping
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Fox News ^
| 10/14/17
A longtime GOP staffer who worked on President Trump’s 2016 campaign and interned for Sen. Marco Rubio in 2011 was discovered dead Tuesday after being shot 13 times in his sleep.Nick Corvino, 30, of Kissimmee, Fla., was shot in his legs, back and head, the arrest affidavit stated, the Orlando Sentinel reported.Corvino’s
roommate, Scott Waddell, 45, who was arrested and charged with first-degree murder, told deputies he “sometimes has homicidal thoughts about killing young men, but has never acted on them,” Osceola County Sheriff’s Office said.
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Ryan, Rubio may have been targets of damaging Russian social-media campaigns
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WaPo ^
| 3/30/17 | Karoun Demirjian
Two high-profile Republican members of Congress may have been targets of Russian social-media campaigns to discredit them as recently as this past week, an expert in Kremlin influence-peddling told the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday. “This past week we observed social-media accounts discrediting U.S. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan,” Clint Watts
told the committee in a rare open hearing with cybersecurity, intelligence and Russian-history experts that leaders billed as a “primer” on Russian influence-peddling. Watts, an expert in terrorism forecasting and Russian influence operations from the Foreign Policy Research Institute, also said that in his opinion, Sen. Marco Rubio...
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Rubio now open to campaigning alongside Trump
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LA TIMES ^
Marco Rubio open to campaigning with Donald Trump
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Cruz campaign: We could have stopped Trump if Rubio became running mate
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CNN ^
| 5/08/16 | Jack Tapper
Washington (CNN)Republican officials who oppose Donald Trump as their party nominee have spent the last few days -- ever since the withdrawal from the race of Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich -- wondering if there is anything they could have done to prevent this outcome. Top
officials of the Cruz campaign are convinced there is one specific step that could have stopped Trump -- and they blame Sen. Marco Rubio for not taking that step. In early March, it became clear that Trump was well on his way to the nomination and would even likely defeat Rubio...
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Trump: I Want to Bring Rubio Into Campaign
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Newsmax ^
| 4/21/16 | Greg Richter
GOP front-runner Donald Trump says he'd like to bring Florida Sen. Marco Rubio into his campaign as part of his effort to unify the party. Trump
already has the support of two of his vanquished foes: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson. "Frankly, Marco I'd love to have involved," Trump said Thursday on Fox News Channel's "Hannity." "This party has to unite," Trump said. "Then you're going to have the House and Senate." Rubio dropped out of the race after losing his home state of Florida, but has yet to endorse anyone. Trump also responded to...
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Looking forward to the (updated) polls now that Marco Rubio has suspended his campaign.
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Will be interesting to see how close Cruz & Trump will be in the polls. :-)
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Clinton Campaign Operatives Heckle Marco Rubio and John Kasich – Media Mistakenly Blames Trump.
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Conservative Treehouse ^
| on March 16, 2016 | sundance
Two days ago – two men, actually two professional antagonists, showed up wearing armbands supposedly ‘spoofing‘ Donald Trump with Nazi comparisons. However,
things were not as they seemed.
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Marco Rubio Suspends Campaign After Losing Florida Primary
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CBS Miami ^
| 15 March 16 | Staff
“I want to congratulate Donald Trump on a big victory in Florida.” With those words, Marco Rubio opened his speech to supporters in Miami Tuesday night after learning Trump won the GOP primary in Rubio’s hometown state. “While
it is not God’s plan that I be President in 2016 or maybe ever and while today while today my campaign is suspended, the fact that I’ve even come this far is event of how special America truly is and all the reason more while we must do all that we can to ensure that this nation remains a special place. I...
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Rubio suspends campaign!
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Idiots in MN that voted for him at the Caucuses caught saying "say what"?
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Trump looks to take command of GOP race as Rubio, Kasich fight to keep campaigns alive
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FoxNews ^
| March 15, 2016 | FoxNews
Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump will look to pull clear of his competitors with victories in the Florida and Ohio primaries Tuesday, results that would also seal the fate of his homestanding rivals, Sen. Marco Rubio and John Kasich. With Illinois, Missouri and North Carolina also holding Republican and Democratic primaries, Tuesday
has more delegates up for grabs than almost any other day on the campaign calendar. Polls show Trump beating Rubio by double digits in Florida, but Ohio is expected to be a closer race. Buckeye State polls have shown Trump trading the lead with Kasich, while the incumbent...
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Cruz, Kasich and Rubio rebuke Trump for campaign chaos, but say left and media also share blame
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Washington Post ^
| March 12, 2016 | David Weigel
In statements from last night and Saturday morning, Sens. Ted Cruz (Tex.) and Marco Rubio (Fla.) and Ohio Gov. John Kasich all condemned the front-runner for creating a "toxic" political environment, for stoking "anarchy" that was now unfolding on TV screens. While
anti-Trump super PACs were attacking the candidate's business record, the candidates themselves were saying explicitly that Trump needed to change the way he was running for president before it did permanent damage to the country.
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Rubio's campaign tells Ohio supporters to vote for Kasich
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Politico ^
Marco Rubio’s campaign says supporters of the Florida senator should back John Kasich in Ohio on Tuesday if they want to stop Donald Trump. “If you are a Republican primary voter in Ohio and you want to defeat Donald Trump, your best chance in Ohio is John Kasich,” Alex Conant, Rubio’s communications
director, told CNN. “The same is true here in Florida,” Conant said, emphasizing that Rubio is the candidate best positioned to beat the real-estate mogul in the state’s primary Tuesday for its 99 winner-take-all delegates. “Yes, my answer is John Kasich is the one candidate in Ohio that...
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Ted Cruz's Campaign Is Accused of Spreading Rumors of Marco Rubio's Withdrawal
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The New York Times ^
| 3-8-2016 | Alan Rappeport
<p>Senator Ted Cruz is under fire from Senator Marco Rubio’s campaign, which accuses him and his campaign of employing more “dirty tricks” ahead of the Republican caucuses in Hawaii on Tuesday and spreading false rumors that Mr. Rubio is dropping out of the race.</p>
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Rubio campaign accuses Cruz of 'dirty tricks' in Hawaii
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Politico ^
| 3/8/2016 | Eliza Collins
Marco Rubio’s campaign is accusing Ted Cruz’s campaign of “using a bogus story from CNN to spread false rumors” that the Florida senator is dropping out of the race. "Senator
Cruz is up to his dirty tricks again spreading false rumors and lies. We won't allow him to do to Marco Rubio in Florida what he did to Ben Carson in Iowa,” Rubio spokesman Joe Pounder said in a statement. “Floridians and voters across the country will reject Senator Cruz's campaign of disgusting tactics because they know a vote for Cruz is a vote for Donald Trump." Pounder is referring...
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Marco Rubio Campaign in Disarray as Questions Forcibly Surface
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Breitbart ^
| 3/7/2016 | Matthew Boyle
FULL TITLE: Marco Rubio Campaign in Disarray as Questions Forcibly Surface About His Viability as Presidential Candidate ----- The presidential campaign of Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) is in disarray as the first-term Florida Senator’s window of opportunity for the White House seems to be slamming shut. Questions
about his supposed viability as a presidential candidate forcefully surface, even inside his own inner circle, amid horrendous performances by the establishment-backed candidate. CNN’s Jamie Gangel and Tal Kolpan reported late Monday: A battle is being waged within Florida Sen. Marco Rubio’s campaign about whether he should even remain in the Republican presidential...
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Mitt Romney Records Phone Message for Marco Rubio’s Campaign
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The New York Times ^
| March 7, 2016 | Jonathan Martin
Offering Senator Marco Rubio of Florida a much-needed boost, if not an outright endorsement, Mitt Romney has recorded get-out-the-vote calls for Mr. Rubio's presidential campaign that are being sent to voters in the four states voting on Tuesday. Mr. Romney indicates, at the beginning and end of the message, that he is
calling on behalf of Mr. Rubio but only urges voters to cast ballots for "a candidate who can defeat Hillary Clinton and who can make us proud," according to a copy of the message obtained by The New York Times. The explicit point of the message from Mr....
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