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Rubio says it’s getting ‘harder every day’ to support Republican nominee

Marco Rubio looked visibly distraught when asked about supporting Donald Trump as the nominee.

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William Turton

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Posted on Mar 12, 2016   Updated on May 27, 2021, 2:34 am CDT

The reality of a Donald Trump Republican party nomination is setting in for Marco Rubio.

When asked if he would support Trump if he was the nominee, an exasperated Rubio struggled to answer the question. 

“I don’t know,” Rubio said. “I already talked about the fact that I think Hillary Clinton would be terrible for this country. The fact that you’re even asking me that question, um, I still at this moment intend to support the Republican nominee. But, getting harder every day.”

Update 11:41am CT, March 12: Rubio apparently waffled when asked again about the possibility of backing Trump.

https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/708655551052439553

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*First Published: Mar 12, 2016, 12:44 pm CST

William Turton

Once named one of Forbes’ 20 Under 20 and hired as a staff writer for the Daily Dot when he was still a senior in high school, William Turton is a rising tech reporter focusing on information security, hacking culture, and politics. Since leaving the Daily Dot in April 2016, his work has appeared on Gizmodo, the Outline, and Vice News Tonight on HBO.

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