Monday, January 4, 2016

Rubio Slams 'Isolationist Candidates' in Foreign Policy Speech


HOOKSETT, NH — Marco Rubio on Tuesday sought to frame himself as the only Republican presidential candidate capable of confronting America's national security challenges in a speech that took sharp aim at his primary opponents as "isolationists…more passionate about weakening our military and intelligence capabilities than about destroying our enemies."

"Words and political stunts cannot ensure our security. ISIS cannot be filibustered," Rubio said at an American Legion in Hooksett, New Hampshire.

Coming just one month out from the Iowa caucuses and about five weeks out from the New Hampshire primary, Rubio sought to frame the GOP primary contest solely on national security grounds and pitch himself as the only sober realist in the field. 

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Source: NBC News

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