Read it and veep: Marco Rubio's dull image in Trump V.P. candidate search persists

Rubio, a no-go as veep choice

Re “Trump to Parade VP Hopefuls at Retreat:” Sen. Marco Rubio is named as one of Donald Trump’s potential running mates, although the 12^th Amendment supposedly prevents two people from the same state doing so. Still, voters should know that when Rubio ran against Trump in 2016, our senior senator called Trump “a con artist,” “an embarrassment,” “unprepared to be president,” accused him of being “someone who had spent 40 years sticking it to the little guy,” and of “being the most vulgar person ever to run for president of the United States.”

Fast forward eight years and suddenly Rubio has endorsed Trump for president, supports his claims of presidential immunity, thinks the prosecutions against the con man are unjust, and fawns over him like an obsessed, star-struck child. Well, Mr. Rubio, you can’t have it both ways. Your poor judgment of character and lack of conviction make you suspect as a V.P. candidate. Let’s hope that in the end it doesn’t matter who the con man’s running mate is.

Scott Benarde, West Palm Beach

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