{"id":2173652,"date":"2024-02-11T18:06:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-11T23:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rubio-defends-trump-campaign-increasing-nastiness-just-like-every-campaign\/"},"modified":"2024-02-11T18:07:07","modified_gmt":"2024-02-11T23:07:07","slug":"rubio-defends-trump-campaign-increasing-nastiness-just-like-every-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rubio-defends-trump-campaign-increasing-nastiness-just-like-every-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Rubio supports Trump campaign&#8217;s &#8216;growing negativity&#8217; as typical of &#8216;all campaigns"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frubio-defends-trump-campaign-increasing-nastiness-just-like-every-campaign%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2173652&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Sen. Marco Rubio\u2063 Defends Trump&#8217;s Campaign Strategies and Promises<\/h2>\n<p>In a recent appearance on State of the Union, Sen. Marco Rubio passionately defended Donald Trump&#8217;s campaign strategies and promises, solidifying his endorsement of Trump as the 2024\u200d Republican \u200cnominee. Host Jake Tapper\u200c questioned \u200cRubio about Trump&#8217;s recent comments regarding Michael Haley, the husband of Nikki Haley and a National Guardsman who is currently deployed in Africa. Trump had mentioned \u2064Major Haley&#8217;s absence\u2062 from the campaign trail without acknowledging his deployment.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I think they&#8217;re part of the increasing nastiness of this campaign and every campaign\u200c in \u2063American politics,&#8221; \u2062Rubio stated, dismissing the controversy as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/3-recent-failures-of-green-energy-policies\/\" title=\"3 Recent Failures of Green Energy Policies\">common occurrence<\/a> in campaign cycles.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Tapper then attempted to hold Rubio accountable for his\u2062 own criticisms of Trump during the 2016\u200d election, \u200dbut \u2063Rubio shrugged them off \u2062and reaffirmed his support for the\u2062 former president.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We were in a campaign,&#8221; Rubio explained.\u2063 &#8220;Kamala Harris basically suggested Joe\u2063 Biden was a segregationist. And then she became his vice president.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Rubio also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-town-hall-speech-raises-questions-over-his-fitness-for-office\/\" title=\"Biden town hall speech raises questions over his fitness for office\">downplayed concerns<\/a> about\u2062 Trump&#8217;s recent comments regarding a NATO country&#8217;s unpaid dues, stating that \u200bit raised &#8220;zero concern&#8221; for \u200dhim.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Frankly, look,\u200c Donald Trump is not a member of the Council of Foreign\u200c Relations,&#8221; Rubio emphasized. &#8220;He doesn&#8217;t\u200c talk\u2062 like a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-cox-seeking-to-unseat-calif-gov-gavin-newsom-turn-state-around\/\" title=\"John Cox seeking to unseat Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom, turn state around\">traditional politician<\/a>. We&#8217;ve\u200b already been through this now. You think \u2062people would have figured it out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Both Rubio and his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lees-objection-to-house-managers-remarks-sparks-confusion-during-impeachment-trial\/\" title=\"Lee\u2019s Objection to House Manager\u2019s Remarks Sparks Confusion During Impeachment Trial\">fellow senator<\/a> \u2064Rick Scott endorsed Trump over their state governor Ron DeSantis, who \u2062has since withdrawn from the\u200c race. DeSantis,\u200d too, endorsed Trump upon \u200cdropping out.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How did Rubio downplay concerns about Trump&#8217;s\u200d recent \u2064comments regarding a NATO country&#8217;s unpaid dues<\/h2>\n<p><span>  In a recent\u2063 appearance on State of the Union, Senator Marco\u200d Rubio\u2063 passionately defended Donald \u200cTrump&#8217;s campaign strategies and promises, solidifying his endorsement of Trump as\u200b the 2024 Republican nominee. Host Jake Tapper questioned Rubio about \u200dTrump&#8217;s recent\u200c comments regarding \u2063Michael Haley,\u2062 the husband of \u2063Nikki Haley and a National \u2063Guardsman\u200d who is currently deployed in Africa, where Trump had mentioned Major Haley&#8217;s absence from the campaign trail without acknowledging\u2062 his deployment.<\/p>\n<p>Rubio \u2064responded to Tapper&#8217;s query by stating, &#8220;I think they&#8217;re part \u200dof the increasing nastiness of this campaign and every \u200bcampaign in\u2063 American \u2062politics,&#8221; dismissing the controversy as a common occurrence in campaign cycles. Rubio\u200c further attempted to hold himself accountable for his own \u200dcriticisms of Trump during \u2063the 2016 election, but he\u200c shrugged them off and reaffirmed his support for the former president.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We were in a campaign,&#8221; Rubio explained. &#8220;Kamala Harris basically suggested\u2063 Joe Biden was a segregationist. And\u2064 then she became his vice president.&#8221; By drawing attention to the rhetoric used by Harris during the \u2064campaign, Rubio aimed to illustrate that such criticisms \u200care a regular part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/microsoft-targeted-by-hacking-group-backed-by-chinese-government\/\" title=\"Microsoft Targeted By Hacking Group Backed By Chinese Government\">political campaigns<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore,\u2062 Rubio downplayed concerns about Trump&#8217;s recent comments regarding a NATO country&#8217;s unpaid dues, stating that it raised &#8220;zero concern&#8221; for him. He emphasized that Trump does not conform to\u2062 the\u2063 traditional \u2063political approach and does not speak like a typical politician. Rubio insisted that\u2063 the American public should \u2062have already understood this about Trump, given his previous tenure in office.<\/p>\n<p>It is noteworthy\u200c that both Rubio and his fellow senator, Rick Scott, endorsed Trump over their state governor\u2062 Ron DeSantis, \u2064who has since withdrawn from the\u200d race. Even DeSantis,\u2063 upon dropping out,\u200c endorsed Trump. This highlights the strong support and unity within the Republican Party regarding Trump&#8217;s \u200ccandidacy for the 2024 nomination.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, \u200bSenator\u2064 Marco Rubio&#8217;s recent defense of Donald Trump&#8217;s campaign \u2064strategies and promises during\u200c his appearance on State of the Union solidified his endorsement of Trump as \u200cthe 2024 Republican nominee. Rubio dismissed controversies surrounding Trump&#8217;s comments as commonplace in \u2062American politics, emphasizing the need to focus on policy issues rather than campaign rhetoric. Rubio&#8217;s unwavering support\u200c for Trump, even in the face of past criticisms, highlights the \u2064unity\u2063 within the Republican Party regarding Trump&#8217;s candidacy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) endorsed Donald Trump as the 2024 Republican nominee and defended his campaign strategies. During an interview on State of the Union, Rubio addressed Trump&#8217;s remarks about Michael Haley, Nikki Haley&#8217;s husband, who serves in the National Guard. Rubio stood by Trump&#8217;s promises and actions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2173653,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP22310815339264-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2173652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP22310815339264-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2173652","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2173652"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2173652\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2173653"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2173652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2173652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2173652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}