Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) on Sunday endorsed former President Donald Trump as a presidential candidate on the eve of the Iowa caucuses, reportedly becoming the 23rd senator to endorse the 45th president. There is.
Mr. Rubio, along with Sen. Rick Scott (R-Florida) and much of the House Republican Florida delegation, supports Mr. Trump and expressed his support in a tweet Sunday afternoon.
When Trump was at WH, he was able to accomplish key policies that I had been working on for years (like expanding the child tax credit and tough sanctions on the regimes in Cuba and Venezuela) because he was not able to do so by bowing to special interests or bureaucratic obstruction. Because there was a president who wouldn't allow it.
The reason I support Trump is…
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) January 14, 2024
The senior senator from the Sunshine State emphasized that long-pursued policies finally came to fruition during Trump's presidency, as the former president was not beholden to special interests.
“When President Trump was at WH, I was able to accomplish key policies that I had been working on for years, such as expanding the child tax credit and tough sanctions on the regimes in Cuba and Venezuela, because I didn’t have to give in to special interests. Because we had a president who wouldn't let bureaucrats get in his way,'' wrote Rubio, one of Trump's biggest rivals in the 2016 Republican primary.
“I support Mr. Trump because that kind of leadership is the only way we will get the extraordinary action needed to solve the devastation that Mr. Biden has caused,” he added. “It’s time to start the job of defeating Biden and saving America!”
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With Rubio's support, Trump is now have According to FiveThirtyEight's running support tracker, he received support from 23 Republican senators (almost half of the Republican delegation).
Mr. Rubio's announcement underscores the difficulty Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Florida) is having in marshaling support from Republican leaders in his home state, and comes as the 45th president announced Sunday afternoon. This follows a vote of confidence that has drawn renewed attention to the
Gov. Doug Burgum (R-North Dakota), one of Trump's 2024 rivals who withdrew from the Republican primary in December, spoke with North Dakota's first lady, Kathryn, at a rally in Indianola, Iowa.・Supported Trump along with Burgum and others.
governor of north dakota @DougBurgum I support Donald J. Trump as presidential candidate! pic.twitter.com/Aogbdnm27L
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) January 14, 2024
Burgum said after President Trump invited him to the stage.
Four years ago, I was speaking on behalf of President Trump at the Iowa caucuses in Sioux City. And today, I'm here to do something that no other presidential primary candidate has done. It's about supporting Donald J. Trump. President of the United States,” Burgum said, to cheers from those in attendance.
“Thank you very much. It was an honor,” Trump responded, adding that Burgum “has a great track record in everything he's ever accomplished.”
