An animated Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) raised his voice and refused to say he would accept the outcome of the 2024 election on Sunday.
During an interview on Meet the Press, host Kristen Welker asked the senator if he would accept a loss by former President Donald Trump in this year's presidential election.
"Will you accept the election results of 2024, no matter what happens, Senator?" Welker asked.
"No matter what happens? No," Rubio insisted.
"No matter who wins?" Welker pressed.
"Well, why don't you, I think you're asking the wrong person," Rubio shot back. "The Democrats are the ones that have opposed every Republican victory since 2000."
"It's Hillary Clinton who said it," he continued.
Welker pointed out that "no Democrat has refused to concede," including Clinton.
"Hillary Clinton said the election was stolen from her and that Trump was illegitimate," Rubio asserted.
"Senator, she conceded the election," Welker noted again.
But Rubio raised his voice as he talked over the host.
"She said that the election had been stolen. Kamala Harris agreed," the senator argued. "And you have Democrats now saying they won't certify 2024 because Trump is an insurrectionist and ineligible to hold office."
"So you need to ask them," he complained. "I think you've ever asked the Democrats this question on your show. I bet you you've never asked the Democrat that question."
Welker reminded the lawmaker what he had said after certifying the 2020 election.
"Democracy is held together by people's confidence in the election and their willingness to abide by its results," Welker recalled. "So by your own definition, are Donald Trump's claims undermining Americans' confidence in democracy, given that he has not conceded the last election?"
Rubio, a possible vice presidential nominee, refused to condemn Trump.
"I think what undermines people's confidence in the election is when you have places like Wisconsin with over 500 illegal dropbox locations, when you have places like Georgia where liberal groups are [paying] people, $10 a per vote," he complained. "You couldn't even talk about it on social media. They would deplatform you."
"I have to jump in here, Senator," Welker interrupted. "You voted to certify the election. Nothing has been censored on this program."
Rubio griped about coverage of a laptop belonging to President Joe Biden's son, Hunter.
"We covered the laptop," Welker said.
"You couldn't even talk about it on social media," Rubio replied.
"And just to note that Chris Krebs, who was a top election official, called it the safest and most secure election in recent history," Welker added.
"But I'm telling you that if it's unfair, we are going to do the same thing Democrats do," Rubio pouted. "We're going to use lawyers to go to court and point out the fact that states are not following their own election laws."
