With his presidential bid over and his term in the Senate coming to a close, Senator Marco Rubio seems to have a lot to get off his chest. And he started to let loose last night, going on an 11 tweet Twitter tirade about the media. He accuses them of making things up and using bogus unnamed sources for their stories.
The main target of his ire was the Washington Post, in particular writer Chris Cillizza’s article “5 people who are never going to be Donald Trump’s vice president.”
Funny to read about unnamed “people close” to me who claim to know my thinking on future plans.They just make it up. https://t.co/jiEYMugVHz
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) May 17, 2016
He calls reporters like Cillizza desperate.
Unnamed sources “close to” often just people who want to sound like they are in the know. And reporters desperate for content just accept it
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) May 17, 2016
Rubio recalls an October 25, 2015 article that apparently he’s still holding a grudge over.
Flashback to another article quoting a “longtime friend” saying I “hate” Senate. Words I have NEVER said to anyone. https://t.co/VZ9J7wznsZ
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) May 17, 2016
And warns against trusting people “in the know.”
Word of advice, people often claim to know more than they really do because they enjoy status of being perceived as “in the know”.
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) May 17, 2016
20 minutes later he revisits the Post article on Trump VP nominees.
Another genius line claims that Im “a bit at sea in terms of his next step politically”. Ummmm Not really. https://t.co/jiEYMugVHz
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) May 17, 2016
The freshman senator continues to insist he will not run for re-election in the fall.
I have only said like 10000 times I will be a private citizen in January.
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) May 17, 2016
But seems to hint at another presidential run.
As for future in politics, well it’s nearly impossible for someone not in office to ever become a successful candidate for President.Right?
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) May 17, 2016
Then he starts mocking “in the know” source lines.
A source “close to Rubio” says he was tired after long day & has decided to sleep for a few hours before tomorrow’s ZIKA debate in Senate.
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) May 17, 2016
He makes fun of the WaPo article quote, “Rubio, according to conversations I’ve had with people close to him, is sort of betwixt and between when it comes to his next move.”
A “longtime friend” says Rubio is “betwixt and between when it comes to whether to chest or legs tomorrow at gym.”
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) May 17, 2016
Really, the “source” could be anyone about anything.
According to source who knows his cousins, wife’s dentist, Rubio could do cardio instead.
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) May 17, 2016
After many people questioned if he was drunk, Rubio realizes he over-imbibed with Tweets and calls it a night.
Ok that’s enough for one night. Twitter isn’t something you should just rush back into. You have to slowly increase the dosage…….
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) May 17, 2016
As the lame duck Senator winds down his time in Washington with no more voters to cater to or media to charm, I hope this is the first Twitter tirade of many more to come!
What do you think about Rubio’s Twitter tirade? Does he have a point about the media leaning too heavily on anonymous sources? Comment below!
