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Re: Rubio: I'm willing to speak for Trump at the convention - POLITICO
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2016-05-27 00:25:20
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They are literally doing exactly what Trump mocks them for doing. All of them. On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 6:05 PM, Eric Schwerin <eschwerin@rosemontseneca.com > wrote: > Not sure how these guys pivot so easily…. > > > http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/marco-rubio-republican-national-convention-223627 > > Rubio: I'm willing to speak for Trump at the convention > > In an excerpt of an interview published Thursday with CNN’s Jake Tapper, > Sen. Marco Rubio said he will attend the Republican National Convention in > July. > Rubio: I'm willing to speak for Trump at the convention > > Marco Rubio is willing to go above and beyond supporting Donald Trump, > exceeding the requirements of the loyalty pledge he signed last fall to > support the eventual GOP presidential nominee. > > In an excerpt of an interview published Thursday with CNN’s Jake Tapper, > the Florida senator said he will attend the Republican National Convention > in Cleveland in July and is willing to have a speaking role and expects his > delegates to be released. > > “Yeah, my sense is I’m gonna go to the convention,” Rubio said. “And I > don’t know if I’ll have a role in the convention, but I have a lot of > people going there that are supporters.” > > “Yeah,” Rubio responded when asked if he would speak on Trump’s behalf at > the convention. “I wanna be helpful. I don’t wanna be harmful because I > don’t want Hillary Clinton to be president.” > > Since suspending his campaign following a home-state loss in the March 15 > Florida primary, Rubio has maintained that he still has policy > disagreements with Trump but indicated earlier this month that he would > vote for the real estate mogul over Clinton, later explaining that he was > honoring his pledge. > > “Look, my policy differences with Donald Trump — I spent 11 months talking > about them so I think they’re well understood. That said, I don’t want > Hillary Clinton to be president,” he continued. “If there’s something I can > do to help that from happening and it’s helpful to the cause, I most > certainly would be honored to be considered for that.” > > He also said he would release his delegates, though his campaign > “basically, technically” has already done so, he explained, “because Donald > is gonna have a majority number and at that point it’ll be irrelevant.” > > “So, if we haven’t done so already, we will,” he said. > > Despite how far he’s willing to go to support the billionaire, it stops at > joining his ticket. “In my view, that wouldn’t be the right choice for > him,” Rubio said of being chosen as Trump’s running mate. “He’s earned the > nomination and deserves to have a running mate that more fully embraces the > things he stands for.” > > Rubio’s 2016 campaign is over, but he agreed that it’s “a safe assumption” > that his failed bid for president won’t be his final run for public office. > > “But I don’t know where I’m gonna be in two years. I don’t know,” he said. > “I can tell you I enjoy public service. If there’s an opportunity to serve > again in a way that I feel passionate about, I most certainly think I’d > explore it. But I don’t know where I’m gonna be in two years. I don’t know > what my life will look like then.” > > Though he has deemed it "unlikely," > <http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/marco-rubio-reelection-2016-florida-senate-223622> > Rubio could return to the U.S. Senate. He faces a June 24 filing deadline > to run for reelection, and Republican senators are warm to another term for > Rubio, especially because there's fear that the five-person GOP primary in > Florida could flip his seat to Democrats. > Authors: > Show Comments > > > > > > > > Eric D. Schwerin > Rosemont Seneca Advisors, LLC > 1010 Wisconsin Ave., NW > Suite 705 > Washington, DC 20007 > (202) 333-1880 > eschwerin@rosemontseneca.com > *P* *Consider the environment before printing this email.* > > -- Alexander Snyder Mackler (302) 598-867
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