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“Little Marco Rubio” Lives Up to His Name
He’s Become Who Trump Thought He Was
During the 2016 Republican Party presidential debates, Donald Trump referred to Senator Marco Rubio as “Little Marco.” This was partially a reference to Marco’s height, which is 5'9" or 5'10", depending on the source. Rubio is much smaller than Trump, who is 6'2 ". Rubio is taller than Rand Paul and the same height as Ted Cruz. When Trump called him Little Marco, it suggested a smallness in the man and a lack of character, a claim that has finally proven true.
Rubio was born in Miami, FL, in 1971 to two Cuban non-citizen parents. It’s worth noting that Marco benefited from birthright citizenship and would be deported if Trump got his way in overturning the Fourteenth Amendment. Rubio’s parents became United States citizens in 1975.
While earning his law degree, Rubio interned for U.S. Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and worked on Republican senator Bob Dole’s 1996 presidential campaign. In April 1998, two years after finishing law school, Rubio was elected to a seat as city commissioner for West Miami. He became a member of the Florida House of Representatives in early 2000. He campaigned as a moderate, advocating tax cuts and early childhood education.
While in the Florida House, Rubio co-sponsored legislation that would have let…
