Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio on Sunday endorsed Donald Trump in the Republican primary race over his own state’s governor and former ambassador Nikki Haley with only a day left until the Iowa Caucus.
Rubio, who ran against Trump in the contentious 2016 Republican primary, put his name behind Trump right before the critical Iowa vote, a move that will definitely be seen as a deliberate snub of DeSantis.
In a message posted on social media, Rubio claimed that voting for Trump is “the ONLY way we will get the extraordinary actions needed to fix the disaster Biden has created.”
He also said that doing is necessary to “save” America.
Aside from an intent to snub DeSantis, it’s not immediately clear why Rubio chose to endorse Trump now rather than waiting a day for the caucus vote, but political observers have made observations about it.
DeSantis was on ABC’s This Week on Sunday and said that Trump has created a party where kissing his ring and vocally supporting him is the only way to be
Rubio vocally supported Trump just a short time later and presumably is considered “in good standing” by Trump.
Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy continues to vocally support Trump even while running against him, despite Trump on Saturday designating him bad and “not MAGA,” too.