'Sniveling suck-up' Marco Rubio faces furious backlash for 'spineless' tweet about pro-Trump Capitol violence
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) was ripped apart for gently condemning his fellow lawmakers who helped provoke a violent takeover of the U.S. Capitol by lying about overturning President Donald Trump's election loss.
The Florida Republican declined to identify Sens. Josh Hawley (R-MO) or Ted Cruz (R-TX) for announcing they would object to Joe Biden's electors in some states Trump contested, although he blames the violence on those who promulgated the myth that Vice President Mike Pence could undo the election results.
"Some misled you," Rubio tweeted. "That the VP could reject ballots. That objections could pass or used as leverage to force an audit. They knew the truth but thought it was a great way to get attention & raise money."
Some misled you That the VP could reject ballots That objections could pass or used as leverage to force an aud… https://t.co/48s1T6Odwg— Marco Rubio (@Marco Rubio) 1610030027
Rubio limited replies to those he follows or mentioned, but that wasn't enough to withstand a blast of criticism.
Spineless, as always, on two fronts: 1. “Some” 2. Limiting replies to avoid getting ratio’d. Great work… https://t.co/xADDYGkPSi— Yashar Ali 🐘 یاشار (@Yashar Ali 🐘 یاشار) 1610031100
I have searched in vain for any Rubio tweet pushing back against these deceptions when it could have mattered. I… https://t.co/yH3KR7MJj9— Eric Columbus (@Eric Columbus) 1610032008
Wow, “some” is really feeling the heat right now whoever that is https://t.co/bVp6KHUBxf— Benjy Sarlin (@Benjy Sarlin) 1610030900
@marcorubio You have enabled this by spreading rumors, fake news, and innuendo to your supporters. Take a look in t… https://t.co/vhyAxzUV3p— Joseph Gruber (@Joseph Gruber) 1610030698
One of the primary drivers of people believing the nonsense was that people who knew better didn't say anything unt… https://t.co/Pjif54jhC8— Kyle Cheney (@Kyle Cheney) 1610030991
@marcorubio Every network carried Mitt Romney’s speech live last night. Every network cut away from yours. Why? Bec… https://t.co/jNrIVbnrWc— Flavius Ricimer (@Flavius Ricimer) 1610031584
Some? Are you freckin’ afraid to say Trump’s name? Anything in the Bible about being a sniveling suck-up to power,… https://t.co/xitMPXTMKG— David Corn (@David Corn) 1610031760
