Senator Marco Rubio has reversed his stance on mass deportations, now supporting former President Donald Trump's plan to round up and detain millions of illegal immigrants. This marks a significant shift from Rubio's previous statements in 2016, where he opposed such measures. On 'Meet the Press,' Rubio stated that the U.S. must take 'dramatic' steps to combat illegal immigration, citing figures of up to 30 million people. Rubio's endorsement of Trump's plan includes the use of detention camps, which he previously called unrealistic. Kristen Welker highlighted Rubio's past opposition during the interview. Rubio's shift has faced no meaningful GOP resistance and has been justified using white nationalist 'replacement theory' conspiracies.
Sen. Rubio used to reject Trump's mass deportation vision...on Meet the Press this weekend, he embraced them. And to justify why, Rubio fell back on using white nationalist "replacement theory" conspiracies. https://t.co/Syw8bVSUlE
Rising Trump VP contender refuses to say if he'll accept 2024 election results and calls for mass deportation of '25 to 30 million' illegal immigrants https://t.co/dZSrV0drt6 https://t.co/TZrzLixBvg
Kristen Welker: "It would be the largest deportation operation in American history...Do you support that plan?" Marco Rubio: "11 million? That was the number 10 years ago! We're talking upwards of 20, 25, maybe 30 million!" https://t.co/SmrGJAxFrh
Marco Rubio and the inverted reality of the Trump VP shortlist https://t.co/Rz30XXWyD7
Trump's plan to round up millions of "illegals" and concentrate them in camps is very serious. If you react with "that won't work," realize that even attempting something on that scale would be horrific, with federal officers and vigilantes going after anyone who "looks illegal." https://t.co/ZeDl0ndFwT
.@marcorubio 'Honored' to Serve as Trump's VP, Talks About Moving From Florida Reported by @javmanjarres via @Floridianpress https://t.co/nSMSgNBx5a #FlPol #Florida
Marco Rubio Argues for Mass Deportation, Says US Must Take 'Dramatic' Steps to Combat Illegal Immigration https://t.co/gbmFVZ71md
Rubio backs Trump deportation plan, reversing previous statements: 'Invasion of the country' https://t.co/w6O6e124uA
Mass deportation would face no meaningful GOP resistance: “After working w/Dems years ago on immigration reform legislation & calling mass deportations unrealistic, he endorsed lTrump’s plans to round up millions of immigrants & hold them in camps” https://t.co/LayLZbGZjD
"We're gonna have to do something dramatic" -- Marco Rubio on Meet the Press says he supports Trump's plan to round up migrants and send them to detention camps. Kristen Welker then plays tape of Rubio saying in 2016 that he doesn't support Trump's plan to round up migrants. https://t.co/g0XQNlngQL