RICHMOND (Virginia), Feb 29: Ahead of Super Tuesday, Republican presidential candidate and Florida senator Marco Rubio used Virginia as a launching pad to “expose” what he claimed as “the other side” of his main rival and party front runner Donald Trump.
In a series of speeches and town halls, crisscrossing the State – where political pundits say he has the best chance of winning on Tuesday – Rubio, 44, was at his aggressive best to lambast Trump for the what he described as a sham Trump University.
“They finished the course with nothing but a worthless piece of paper. He’s doing the same thing to voters in America,” Rubio said as he swung throughout the State including a well-attended rally in Virginia.
In the last few years, the Indian American population has increased manifold in Virginia, especially those from the IT sector.
The endorsement that Rubio has got from the two Indian American leaders from the Republican party, his campaign believes, would help him attract votes from. While former Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal was the first one to endorse him early this month, the South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley endorsed him ahead of the crucial State primary earlier this month.
Referring to his humble immigration rots, Rubio alleged that Trump is not a self-made man, as being claimed by the New York billionaire.
Trump inherited USD 100 million from his father, Rubio said.
But in Huntsville Alabama, Trump disputed the figure claiming that he got USD one million, which he made it into USD one billion.
“We have to rally now – not just to stop Donald Trump, but to save the conservative movement,” Rubio said as he described Trump as a “con artist” who is not a “tough guy” or a conservative.
“I will not allow the conservative movement to be taken over by a con artist by the name of Donald Trump,” Rubio said, amidst thunderous applause from the audience chanting “Marco! Marco!” (PTI)
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