Marco Rubio Slammed for His Decision to Skip Biden’s State of the Union Over COVID Testing
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) received harsh criticism after the senator said he would not be attending President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address over COVID-19 testing. Rubio told HuffPost’s Igor Bobic, “I don’t have…
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) received harsh criticism after the senator said he would not be attending President Joe Biden’sState of the Union Address over COVID-19 testing.
Rubio told HuffPost’s Igor Bobic, “I don’t have time to go take a COVID test today. I only take a test if I’m sick.”
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) agreed with Rubio and also said he would not be attending.
Several users on Twitter took the opportunity to blast Rubio:
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During an interview with Newsmax, Rubio said he was “tired of all the COVID theater crap.”
He told the outlet, “I’ll watch the replays on television. I don’t need to sit there and go through all of that just to make them feel good about how safe they’re being.”
According to The New York Times,