Donald Trump seems worried about Florida.
Despite polls showing the real estate developer leads rival Republican presidential hopefuls, including Florida Sen. Marco Rubio in the state, Trump has asked attendees at his rallies to swear oaths to vote for him. On Saturday Trump accused Rubio and his supporters of unspecified election fraud ahead the state’s pivotal primary on Tuesday.
“Word is-early voting in FL is very dishonest,” Trump tweeted. “Little Marco, his State Chairman, & their minions are working overtime-trying to rig the vote.”
We are asking law enforcement to check for dishonest early voting in Florida- on behalf of little Marco Rubio.
No way to run a country!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 12, 2016
Word is-early voting in FL is very dishonest. Little Marco, his State Chairman, & their minions are working overtime-trying to rig the vote.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 12, 2016
Trump did not say where the “word” came from or specify what his complaint is. He has referred to Rubio as “Little Marco” since the senator highlighted Trump’s limited knowledge of policy at a debate last month.
“We are asking law enforcement to check for dishonest early voting in Florida- on behalf of little Marco Rubio,” Trump tweeted.
Rubio’s campaign dismissed Trump’s claims as lies.
“Marco has a ground game of dedicated volunteers working on his behalf to win Florida,” Rubio spokesman Joe Pounder said via email. “Trump must be scared of losing to post blatant lies in the hopes of getting the media to report them.”
