ICYMI, Marco Rubio was widely mocked last night at the GOP debate after Gov. Chris Christie nuked him for repeating the same talking point over and over again that President Obama “knows exactly what he’s doing.” Here’s a hilarious mashup of all the times he said it last night:
It's just so mesmerizing, so mesmerizing, so mesmerizing in a glitch-in-the-matrix kinda way. https://t.co/wYtVHrxxK2#gopdebate
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) February 7, 2016
Someone even created a parody account called “Marco Rubio Glitch” to poke fun at his repeated use of the phrase:
Here's the bottom line, this notion that Barack Obama doesn't know what he's doing is just not true. He knows exactly what he's doing.
— Marco Rubio Glitch (@RubioGlitch) February 7, 2016
My closing statement:
Citizens, this notion that Barack Obama doesn't know what he's doing is fiction.
He knows exactly what he's doing.
— Marco Rubio Glitch (@RubioGlitch) February 7, 2016
But according to reports from Rubio’s first campaign stop of the day in Londonderry, he isn’t backing down:
1st @marcorubio event in Londonderry, NH after last NTE's debate. He stands by his comments about Obama #NHPrimary pic.twitter.com/4aamgHutZZ
— Amika Empey (@AmikaEmpey) February 7, 2016
.@marcorubio embraces debate performance at Londonderry, NH town hall this AM. Says "everything that makes us special is under attack"
— Sean Gallitz (@seangallitz) February 7, 2016
https://twitter.com/JVLast/status/696355979651379200
Rubio told ABC George Stephanopoulos the same thing, saying he “would pay” to have the networks “to keep running that clip”:
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.@MarcoRubio defends repeated debate attack: "I would pay them to keep running that clip." https://t.co/7lOOEOkxQZ https://t.co/gl18PZ7fgd
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) February 7, 2016
Let’s not get carried away, heh?
Although voters did turn out in big numbers for Rubio’s first stop, so maybe Rubio is correct and the “glitch” won’t be a big deal on Tuesday:
Packed house in Londonderry as Marco Rubio takes the stage morning after the debate. pic.twitter.com/RjwODAnmFl
— Sabrina Siddiqui (@SabrinaSiddiqui) February 7, 2016
Packed high school cafeteria in Londonderry, New Hampshire for @marcorubio this morning. pic.twitter.com/SY19vTDstI
— George Bennett (@gbennettpost) February 7, 2016
We're at Londonderry HS where a @marcorubio pancake breakfast for 200 is now muffins and fruit for more than 1,000. pic.twitter.com/OESKOnPt0L
— Katie Thompson (@KThompson_WCVB) February 7, 2016
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