Twitter Skewers ‘Robot’ Rubio For Repeating The Same Line 4 Times

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., answers a question during a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by ABC News at the St. Anselm College Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016, in Manchester, N.... Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., answers a question during a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by ABC News at the St. Anselm College Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/David Goldman) MORE LESS
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Twitter users mercilessly mocked Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) as a “robot” for repeating the same soundbite four times Saturday during ABC’s Republican presidential debate.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie attacked Rubio as “scripted” for repeating the same line about President Barack Obama during a back-and-forth between the two candidates.

Rubio said three times that Republicans had to dispel the notion that Obama “doesn’t know what he’s doing.”

On Twitter, celebrities and commentators alike fired off their own critiques:

A parody account called @RubioGlitch also surfaced:

This post has been updated.

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