Politics & Government

Marco Rubio Is Maybe Kind Of Endorsing Donald Trump

He's definitely not voting for Hillary Clinton, Rubio said Friday.

Marco Rubio is making it clear: He won't vote for Hillary Clinton in November.

Now, about that other guy on the ticket...

The Florida Senator seems to maybe, kind of, sort of be coming around to the man who once called Rubio "lightweight," "a choker" and "Mr. Meltdown."

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Rubio did everything but endorse Donald Trump in a series of tweets Friday morning:

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— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) May 27, 2016

Rubio didn't explicitly offer an endorsement here. But unless he's just a big Gary Johnson fan, it's hard to draw any other conclusions than a show of Trump support.

On Thursday night, Trump appeared to be the first to extend the olive branch after what was a brutally one-sided fight between the GOP candidates throughout the fall and winter.

Trump, who said during the primary that Rubio "couldn't get elected dog catcher in Florida" encouraged the man he used to call "Little Marco" to seek reelection for his U.S. Senate seat, something Rubio hasn't said he will do yet.

Trump hasn't exactly gotten huge pledges of support from the Sunshine State's top conservative politicians.

Fromer Gov. Jeb Bush — another former primary opponent of his — said he wouldn't vote for Trump or Clinton. And Gov. Rick Scott said Republicans ned to "come together and begin preparing to win the general election in November" but stopped short of a full-on endorsement.

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