Retired Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn praised his former colleague Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in an interview with the Washington Examiner and scoffed at The New York Times coverage of the Republican presidential candidate.
“I know Marco really well,” Coburn said. “I know his heart and I also know his brain. He’s pretty young but he’s pretty mature for his age and I think he’s a great man. I don’t know if he’ll make a great president, but he’s a great man, with great morals, and a great work ethic. And I don’t see anything negative other than maybe his wife has a heavy foot.”
Coburn was referring to the Times’ coverage of traffic violations by Rubio and his wife. “Give me a break,” he said of the story.
He added, “It tells you that the politics are already being played even though we’re a year and a half out because he must be doing pretty well or else they wouldn’t be hitting him on something so stupid as his wife’s driving record.”
Stay tuned for more from the Examiner‘s interview with Coburn.
