Trump considers Republican Senator Marco Rubio as a possible vice presidential candidate

The former president of the United States and Republican candidate for the elections next November, donald trumpconsiders the senator of Cuban origin Marco Rubio as a candidate for vice president, according to NBC.

The 52-year-old Republican senator, who in the 2016 campaign in which he ran for president was nicknamed ‘Little Marco’ by his then candidate Trump, due to his short stature, is one of the favorites, according to the network, which cites at least six sources close to the campaign.

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Blonde, son of Cuban immigrants who came to U.S During Fulgêncio Batista’s dictatorship, he would be the first Latino on the Republican presidential ticket.

Rubio’s possible appointment, who speaks perfect Spanish, Furthermore, it could help with the effort that Trump is making attract the vote of Latinos, a segment of the electorate with decisive weight in swing states.

Others with a good option are the senators Bill Hagerty, of Tennessee, and Cotton Tone from Arkansas, according to the outlet.

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Rubio has shown his loyalty to Trump in recent years and recently supported the idea of ​​the Republican National Committee helping pay the mounting legal bills in defense of the former president (2017-2021), who faces four criminal charges.

Trump said last week that he had about 15 potential running mates under consideration during an interview with the Newsmax platform.

NBC News quoted an anonymous veteran Florida Republican strategist as saying Rubio’s candidacy “makes sense because he meets all the criteria.”

Source: Elcomercio

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