Rubio waited until after Capitol attack to say politicians lied to Trump rioters BY ALEX DAUGHERTY

[brooklynite]

Miami Herald

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio said Friday in a video that the people who stormed the U.S. Capitol were “lied to by politicians who were telling them that the vice president had the power to change the election results.”

But in the days before the attack that appalled the world and resulted in five deaths, Rubio made no public effort to counter what he now calls a lie pushed by politicians he didn’t name. Nor would he talk when asked this week about a last-ditch attempt by his fellow Senate Republicans to overturn the election by blocking President-elect Joe Biden’s formal certification, though he later voted against it.

And he said nothing when, hours before the riot, President Donald Trump tweeted as riled-up caravans of his supporters headed to Washington that “if Vice President Mike Pence comes through for us, we will win the presidency.”

On Friday, Rubio wouldn’t explain why he didn’t speak up about what he now says is a falsehood, pushed by politicians he won’t name, in the days before the attack on the Capitol. His office said he had no comment.

In the video posted to Twitter and YouTube, Rubio — a leader in the Republican Party who ran for president against Trump in the primary and continues to harbor presidential ambitions — tried to present a way forward for the party, framing a “center right” position and criticizing the violence but not calling out Trump specifically.

[yellowcanine]

1. So Rubio is a wind sock puppet? I am shocked!