Sen. Marco Rubio shifted his rhetoric on Donald Trump, saying he would support any Republican nominee against Hilllary Clinton.
Rubio made his comments about the billionaire and Clinton on a Miami radio station Wednesday. Toward the end of his campaign, Rubio took repeated shots at the GOP front-runner, calling him out for his policies and making jokes about his hand size.
"I've always said I'm going to support the Republican nominee, and that's especially true now that it's apparent that Hillary Clinton is going to be the Democratic candidate," Rubio said.
"My differences with Donald Trump are well documented, and obviously we had 12 months to talk about those," Rubio said. "I'm not saying he's going to be the nominee. We don't know that yet ... but Hillary Clinton would be a disaster for America. She really would. I think she's got a lot of ethical questions surrounding her campaign. I think she was not a very good secretary of state, and, quite frankly, she's a candidate that looks backwards. America needs to turn the page and move towards the future."
Since ending his campaign in mid-March, Rubio has largely shied away from talk about the Republican race until very recently.
The former presidential candidate began to wade back into those waters last week, offering some kind words for Sen. Ted Cruz. Rubio told radio host Mark Levin that a conservative is needed for the GOP and that he is the only one left. However, Rubio has declined to endorse him.
