Marco Rubio goes on Twitter rant against the media
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio went on a bit of a Twitter rant Monday night.
In tweet after tweet, the former 2016 presidential candidate sarcastically ripped media outlets for quoting sources, described as close to him, who he said don’t know what they’re talking about.
“Funny to read about unnamed ‘people close’ to me who claim to know my thinking on future plans. They just make it up,” Rubio wrote. “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.”
He linked to a Washington Post story that described him as “sort of betwixt and between when it comes to his next move” after he leaves the Senate at the end of the year.
Rubio’s tweets grew increasingly humorous as the night continued.
“A ‘longtime friend’ says Rubio is ‘betwixt and between when it comes to whether to chest or legs tomorrow at gym,’” he wrote. “According to source who knows his cousins, wife’s dentist, Rubio could do cardio instead.”
During his unsuccessful bid for the Republican nomination, Rubio’s Twitter account was far more serious and seemingly run by campaign aides. But it appears that Rubio now feels free to publicly muse about a wide range of topics.
He finished off Monday’s storm of tweets by announcing: “Ok that’s enough for one night. Twitter isn’t something you should just rush back into. You have to slowly increase the dosage.”
Chris Cillizza, who wrote the Washington Post story that kicked off Rubio’s media criticism, responded Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”
“Nothing in his tweeting, which I was flattered by, gets to the point, which is: He doesn’t know what he’s going to do next,” Cillizza said. “Marco Rubio is not certain what he does next because he’s got a bridge between now and next time he can run for president and stay relatively high profile.”
View Rubio’s tweets below:
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
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
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
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
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
I have only said like 10000 times I will be a private citizen in January.
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) May 17, 2016
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
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
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
According to source who knows his cousins, wife’s dentist, Rubio could do cardio instead.
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) May 17, 2016
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