Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio and his wife, Jeanette, paid $526,092 in taxes on $2.29 million of income from 2010-2014, his campaign said on Saturday, in a move meant to pressure billionaire rival Donald Trump to release his taxes, too.
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“Multiple news reports have reported about his some dealings with, for example, S&A Construction, which was owned by “Fat Tony” Salerno, who is a mobster who is in jail”, the Texas senator said on NBC’s “Meet the Press”, when asked why felt Trump hadn’t yet released years of tax returns to the public.
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is not winning the Republican primary right now.
“His excuse that he’s being audited – look that makes it even more important for him to release his taxes”, Cruz added. Shows what I know.
If nominated, Donald Trump is nearly guaranteed to win the presidency, according to a political science professor in Stony Brook, New York.
“It was a slug fest, but I knew it would be because really, Rubio and Cruz have to do everything they can to slow Trump’s momentum”, Eltife said. “Your lawyers would never allow you to do that”. “He needs to release his tax information”.
After moderate Republican Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker endorsed Chris Christie, he expressed shock that the New Jersey governor subsequently endorsed front-runner Donald Trump. “I said I’m about to witness history”.
“I think there are many out there who are rooting for that outcome so that he’s the nominee, and you can see it in the coverage he’s gotten”, he said.
“We’re the only campaign in a position to beat Donald on Super Tuesday”, Cruz said.
Some wonder if the governor’s sagging approval ratings in New Jersey are behind the reason he made the move to endorse Trump. He agreed with Hillary Clinton on Libya, toppling the government in Libya.
But an unfazed Trump quipped Saturday that if he won big on Tuesday, “Maybe I’ll start shopping permanently at Walmart”.
If the outspoken real estate mogul wants to sew up the Republican nomination without breaking a sweat before the party’s convention in July, he will be looking to grab as numerous 565 delegates as he possibly can on Super Tuesday – also known as the SEC Primary – on 1 March.
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The endorsement by Christie, who early on was considered to be a competitive Republican candidate, was so far the most influential one for the Republican front-runner, as Rubio continued to rack up endorsements from party establishment after the suspension of Jeb Bush’s candidacy.
