Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) slammed ABC News host Jonathan Karl during an
interview over the weekend after Karl tried to push back on an argument that
Rubio made about how the world has become dramatically more dangerous under
President Joe Biden.
Rubio made the remarks Sunday on �This Week� while talking about recent
reports that former President Donald Trump is considering making Rubio his
presidential running mate.
�I think anyone who is offered the opportunity to serve this country as vice
president should be honored by the opportunity to do it if you are in public
service,� Rubio said. �I�m in the Senate because I want to serve the country.
Being vice president is an important way to serve the country.�
Karl tried to shame Rubio for making the comments by pointing out some
unflattering things that Trump has said and done in the past.
�I will tell you this, that when Donald Trump was President of the United
States, this country was safer,� Rubio fired back. �It was more prosperous.
We had � we had relations, for example, in a part of the world that I care
about called the Western Hemisphere that we�re very strong, we had a lot of
good things done there.�
�I think the country and the world was at a better place when he was
president, and I would love to see him return to the White House compared to
the guy who�s there now, Joe Biden, who�s been a disaster economically,� he
continued. �Look at the world, every single day we wake up to a new crisis,
to a new conflict. Everything has gone on fire since the time Joe Biden took
over. Afghanistan�s gone down. Ukraine has been invaded. Now, the Philippines
and the Chinese are on the verge of something bad happening every single day.
Not to mention the threats to Taiwan. And we have this blowup in Haiti going
on in our very own hemisphere. We wake up every single day, terrorist
attacks, 9 million people across the border. That�s what matters to me.�
Karl tried to defend Biden after Rubio highlighted his record: �But � but �
but you�re � but � I mean � I mean you�re not suggesting that�s all happening
because of Biden and everything?�
�Absolutely, I am,� Rubio responded. �Absolutely, I�m suggesting it�s
happening because of Biden. He�s president and his weakness and his ��
�Just because of Biden that � that Russia invaded Ukraine?� Karl interrupted.
�Absolutely,� Rubio pushed back. �Absolutely. I mean Putin is sitting there
saying, these guys can�t even stand up to the Taliban and they have to fly
people hanging off the wings of these airplanes. Now is the time to go.�
WATCH:
Sen. Marco Rubio says anyone would be �honored� to serve as VP, but
tells @JonKarl that he has not spoken with former Pres. Trump about
being his running mate.
�That's the decision he's going to make. He has plenty of really
good people to pick from.�
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� This Week (@ThisWeekABC) March 24, 2024
-- Let's go Brandon!
Marco Rubio Nukes ABC's Jonathan Karl: "Every Single Day, We Wake Up To A New Crisis" Under Biden