ABC News host Jonathan Karl on Sunday asked Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, “Really?” about why he said it was an “honour” to serve as Republican candidate Donald Trump’s vice president. asked.
“There were reports this week that you may be being considered as President Donald Trump’s running mate. said he was honored to do so.”This ticket will be featured in the spotlight.” Really?” Karl asked.
Rubio, R-Florida, said anyone given the opportunity to serve as vice president should feel honored to do so “if they are in public service.”
“I’m in the Senate because I want to serve my country. Being vice president is an important way to serve my country. And I’ve been clear in the past. I’m Donald Trump. -I haven’t talked to Trump or anyone on his team. “It’s about the vice president’s family and inner circle. That’s the decision he makes. He’s got a lot of really good people.” added Rubio.
Sen. Marco Rubio was interviewed on “This Week” with ABC’s Jonathan Karl on Sunday. (Screenshot/ABC)
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Kahl said the reason he asked was because of what happened to former Vice President Mike Pence.
“Look what happened to the last man. I mean, a mob stormed the Capitol and literally called for Mike Pence to be hanged. Trump said, ‘Hang Mike Pence.’ I defended the phrase,” Karl said.
Mr. Rubio said the United States was better off when Mr. Trump was president, before the back-and-forth between the two sides over who should be responsible for the Russia-Ukraine war.
“Can I take a quick trip down memory lane?” Kahl asked, before playing a video of Rubio claiming Trump was a “fraud” during his 2016 presidential nomination race. Asked.
Kahl was told that Rubio could have released more footage criticizing the former president and said that Trump was dangerous and could not trust nuclear law, but Rubio pushed back. did. The feeling was mutual. President Trump criticized Mr. Rubio as “Little Marco,” and caused Mr. Rubio to lose the primary in his home state of Florida, ousting the establishment’s favorite.
Sen. Marco Rubio appeared on ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday, March 24, 2024. (Screenshot/ABC)
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“Why didn’t you play the clip of Kamala Harris insinuating that Joe Biden is a racist?” he asked, referring to the attack that could not be done.
Rubio reiterated that he was campaigning for president against Trump at the time.
Trump pointed out during a Fox News town hall in February that he has about six running mate candidates. The list includes Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, and Florida Rep. Byron Donald, a Democrat. Former Hawaii congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, who became an independent, was included.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the crowd at a campaign rally in Summerville, South Carolina, on September 25, 2023. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
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Rubio said Thursday that being given the opportunity to be the president’s running mate would be a “great opportunity to serve our country.”
“If anyone is given the opportunity to be vice president, they should consider it an honor and a great opportunity to serve our country,” Rubio said Thursday, according to Politico. “But that hasn’t happened. I haven’t talked to anyone in his campaign about it. I’ve never talked about it.” [Trump] Regarding the position of vice president. ”
“We’ve had a great working relationship,” the senator continued, according to Politico. “We were competitors at one point because we were at odds with each other. But since 2016, especially since he was president, we’ve had a great working relationship. Since then, we have been working together really well.”
FOX News’ Timothy Nerozzi contributed to this report.
