Rubio: ‘No Doubt’ Obama Loves His Country, But His Policies Are Bad

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., the son of Cuban immigrants, waits to make a statement at a news conference where he expressed his disappointment in President Barack Obama's initiative to normalize relations between the Un... Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., the son of Cuban immigrants, waits to make a statement at a news conference where he expressed his disappointment in President Barack Obama's initiative to normalize relations between the United States and Cuba, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) MORE LESS
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Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) didn’t exactly back former New York Mayor Rudy Guiliani (R) after the latter said that President Barack Obama doesn’t love his country.

Rubio told the Associated Press Thursday there was “no doubt” Obama loves the country. But he added, “I just think his policies are bad for our nation.”

Other Republicans, like Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R), haven’t pushed back on Giuliani’s remarks. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) refused to say whether he thought Obama loves America or not, but did point out that he does.

“I’ll tell you, I love America,” Walker said on Thursday. “There are plenty of people, Democrat, Republican, independent, and in between who love this country. I think we should talk about ways we love this country and that we feel passionately about America.”

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