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Sen. Marco Rubio
Marco Antonio RubioHillicon Valley: Federal cyber agency kicks off effort to defend US against cyberattacks | Senators introduce bill to sanction nations tied to ransomware attacks | Amazon pushes back corporate reopening Senators introduce bipartisan bill to sanction nations involved in ransomware attacks Senators highlight national security threats from China during rare public hearing MORE (R-Fla.) said he wants the Republican presidential nominee to be a conservative — and Ted Cruz
Rafael (Ted) Edward CruzRepublicans renew intraparty battle over trillion-dollar spending The Hill's Morning Report - Presented by Facebook - Infrastructure bill poised for Senate weekend vote Cruz rips GOP colleagues who are 'complicit' with Biden spending agenda MORE is the only candidate who qualifies.
Marco Antonio RubioHillicon Valley: Federal cyber agency kicks off effort to defend US against cyberattacks | Senators introduce bill to sanction nations tied to ransomware attacks | Amazon pushes back corporate reopening Senators introduce bipartisan bill to sanction nations involved in ransomware attacks Senators highlight national security threats from China during rare public hearing MORE (R-Fla.) said he wants the Republican presidential nominee to be a conservative — and Ted CruzRafael (Ted) Edward CruzRepublicans renew intraparty battle over trillion-dollar spending The Hill's Morning Report - Presented by Facebook - Infrastructure bill poised for Senate weekend vote Cruz rips GOP colleagues who are 'complicit' with Biden spending agenda MORE is the only candidate who qualifies.Rubio said in an interview with Mark Levin on "Levin TV" Tuesday that of the candidates in the GOP race, the "only one that fits that criteria is Ted Cruz." He qualified that comment by adding, "at this moment, of the candidates that are still actively campaigning."
Cruz, a senator from Texas, is facing off against front-runner Donald Trump
Donald TrumpBill Maher says Cuomo can't stay after scandal: He's no 'Donald Trump' Former acting AG testifies before panel probing election interference GOP senator vows to slow-walk T infrastructure bill, sparking standoff MORE and Ohio Gov. John Kasich.
Donald TrumpBill Maher says Cuomo can't stay after scandal: He's no 'Donald Trump' Former acting AG testifies before panel probing election interference GOP senator vows to slow-walk T infrastructure bill, sparking standoff MORE and Ohio Gov. John Kasich. Rubio, who ended his presidential bid earlier last month after losing his home state of Florida, has not yet endorsed a candidate for president. He has previously said Cruz is the only conservative left in the presidential race.
During the interview, Rubio also slammed the Republican debates for the questions asked and the way in which they were promoted.
"I get the reality of television as a business, and these networks are in the business of creating ratings, ratings allow them to charge more for advertising," he said.
"And so most of these debates were promoted and conducted as entertainment ... let's see what someone's going to say about so and so and the entire debate is judged based on who got in the best zingers, who got in the best lines, what was the most dramatic moment."
