Marco Rubio goes viral over direct question about delays in election outcomes: 'How can it take days?'



Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) went viral on Wednesday after posing a question about why some states experience significant delays in determining the outcome of elections.

What did Rubio say?

On Wednesday afternoon, Rubio questioned why Florida — the third-most populous state — can determine election outcomes within hours of polls closing, but other states require many days to officially declare winners and losers.

"If #Florida can count 7.5 million ballots in 5 hours how can it take days for some states to count less than 2 million?" Rubio asked.

\u201cIf #Florida can count 7.5 million ballots in 5 hours how can it take days for some states to count less than 2 million?\u201d
— Marco Rubio (@Marco Rubio) 1668021581

The question clearly resonated, because it received nearly 20,000 "retweets" and more than 100,000 "likes" by Thursday.

Even with control of the Senate hinging on important races in Nevada and Arizona, both states, for example, are still counting ballots. It could take days still before the winners of those elections are announced, especially if the difference is a few thousand votes.

So why the delay?

The delay in ballot counting can be boiled down to state laws that impose differing regulations about when election officials can begin tabulating votes and how long mail ballots can be tabulated.

Florida, for example, can begin processing mail ballots before Election Day. Only 38 states permit pre-election mail ballot processing. However, it's not just about when processing can begin, but about when all mail ballots are delivered.

While Arizona can begin processing before Election Day, nearly 300,000 mail ballots were dropped off in Maricopa County — the nation's second-largest voting precinct — on the morning of the election. Obviously, it takes time to both tabulate and verify those ballots.

"When people are told to drop off their early ballot on Election Day, those can't be counted that night. You can't just run them through a machine. They have to be signature checked, scanned first, signature checked, then processed by a bipartisan board before they can be counted," former Maricopa County recorder Helen Purcell told WSAZ-TV.

Meanwhile, in Nevada, state law permits mail ballots to be received for days after the election — so long as they're postmarked by Election Day.

"[T]o be clear, we said all along that we would only have some of the results on election night," Nevada secretary of state spokeswoman Jennifer Russell told NBC News. "By law, Nevada counties have until Nov. 12 to receive mail ballots."

Overall, the delays are connected to the proliferation of voting by mail, which became a widespread practice in 2020.

"We're all used to elections where it was as simple as plugging in USB sticks and running the results," a spokesperson for Washoe County, Nevada, told the Reno Gazette Journal. "We can't do that now because there are so many paper ballots. It's going to take longer.

"This is the new normal for election night," the spokesperson declared.

Marco Rubio says campaign volunteer was 'brutally attacked' while canvassing for him in Florida



Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida said that one of his campaign volunteers was "brutally attacked" while canvassing for him Sunday.

Rubio tweeted about the incident Monday and posted photographs of the man who was attacked.

"Last night one of our canvassers wearing my T-shirt and a Desantis hat was brutally attacked by 4 animals who told him Republicans weren’t allowed in their neighborhood in #Hialeah," Rubio tweeted.

\u201cLast night one of our canvassers wearing my T-shirt and a Desantis hat was brutally attacked by 4 animals who told him Republicans weren\u2019t allowed in their neighborhood in #Hialeah #Florida \n\nHe suffered internal bleeding, a broken jaw & will need facial reconstructive surgery\u201d
— Marco Rubio (@Marco Rubio) 1666624685

"He suffered internal bleeding, a broken jaw & will need facial reconstructive surgery," Rubio added.

The Hialeah Police Department later arrested a suspect in the attack and identified him as 22-year-old Javier Jesus Lopez.

An arrest report said Lopez told the victim that he should not be passing out flyers in his neighborhood at about 6:30 p.m on Sunday. When the victim responded that he was on public property, the two got into a verbal dispute. Lopez then allegedly rushed the victim, threw him on the ground, and punched him repeatedly.

The victim suffered severe swelling and bruising — to the point that his eye was completely shut from swelling. He also had “severe swelling [around] and bleeding” from his mouth. He was treated by the Hialeah Fire Department.

While Lopez allegedly fled the scene, police later arrested him and charged him with aggravated battery causing great bodily harm. He was booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.

Hialeah Police Department spokesperson Sgt. Jose Torres said Lopez was on a felony bond from a burglary charge and other incidents when the attack occurred.

He also said there was no indication the attack was politically motivated but added that the investigation is ongoing. The arrest report said that someone else had kicked Lopez in the face during the altercation.

Police are looking for two other people who might be involved in the attack.

Here's more about the attack in Florida:

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Marco Rubio delivers gut-check after Pete Buttigieg attacks him for not supporting gay marriage bill



Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) fired back at Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Sunday after Buttigieg criticized him for not supporting legislation that would codify gay marriage.

What is the background?

Even though no serious politician is pushing to revoke gay marriage rights, House lawmakers passed the Respect for Marriage Act last week. The bill, which 47 House Republicans supported, would cement into federal law protections for same-sex marriages.

Despite enjoying significant bipartisan support in the House, the bill will need support from at least 10 Republican senators before it heads to President Joe Biden's desk. A handful of GOP senators have said they will support it, but others, like Rubio, have explicitly criticized the bill.

Rubio, in fact, called the bill a "stupid waste of time" and said he would not support it.

What did Buttigieg say?

Speaking on CNN's "State of the Union," Buttigieg called out Rubio.

"If he's got time to fight against Disney, I don't know why he wouldn't have time to help safeguard marriages like mine," Buttigieg said.

"Look, this is really, really important to a lot of people. It's certainly important to me," he added, explaining his marriage "deserves to be treated equally."

Buttigieg also claimed that Republicans who do not support the bill "say that my marriage doesn't deserve to continue." However, that is not what opposing lawmakers have said. Instead, they have urged Congress to devote resources to more important issues, like ongoing economic crises.

How did Rubio respond?

The Florida senator responded to Buttigieg in a video late Sunday, slammed Buttigieg for conflating issues that are not comparable.

"We have a Harvard-educated transportation secretary, Pete Buttigieg, who apparently never learned that there's a difference between the state level and the federal level," Rubio said. "The Disney fight was a state fight because our legislature rightfully passed a law that said that we don’t want our public schools indoctrinating six and seven-year-olds in the transgender agenda, and I supported that law.

"But what I focus on at the federal level in the Senate are federal problems that matter to real people — real problems," he added.

\u201cWorking Americans,of every background,struggle with real problems like gas prices & flight cancellations\n\nBut we have a Transportation Secretary who wants us to focus on a fake problem & who went to Harvard but apparently doesn\u2019t know the difference between state & federal issues\u201d
— Marco Rubio (@Marco Rubio) 1658705191

According to Rubio, one of those "real problems" is Buttigieg himself and the progressive agenda that he advocates.

"We have a transportation secretary named Pete Buttigieg who believes that highways can be racist, who believes that $5 gas, which is killing working Americans, that $5 gas is a great thing because that means people are going to drive less or because everyone is now going to go out and buy a $65,000 electric car with a Chinese battery in it," Rubio said.

"I'm going to focus on the real problems," he vowed. "I'm not going to focus on the agenda dictated by a bunch of affluent, elite liberals and a bunch of Marxist misfits who sadly today control the agenda of the modern Democratic Party."

Last week, a spokesman for Rubio confirmed the Florida senator believes the Respect for Marriage Act is "unnecessary" because "there are other priorities, and this is an issue he’s always believed should be handled by the states."

'Biden should stop kowtowing to dictators': Ron DeSantis blasts Biden admin for approving additional flights to Cuba



The Biden administration on Wednesday gave the green light to American Airlines to resume service to several locations in Cuba.

The decision marks an about-face from the Trump administration which had blocked flights to places in Cuba beside Havana, according to the Associated Press.

The U.S. Department of Transportation will allow the airline to conduct daily flights between Miami, Florida, and several locations in Cuba, including, Camagüey, Holguín, Santiago de Cuba, and Matanzas/Varadero — the company will also offer two flights daily to Santa Clara, Cuba. The airline requested to start the flights in November. The company currently offers flights to Havana.

"This is the Department’s first approval of a U.S. air carrier seeking to increase scheduled air services to Cuba since the Biden-Harris Administration’s announcement in May of new steps to support the Cuban people and strengthen ties between our citizens. This change will make it easier for families to visit their relatives in Cuba and for authorized U.S. travelers to engage with the Cuban people, attend meetings, and conduct research," the Transportation Department's press release stated. "On June 1, 2022, the Department revoked certain U.S.-Cuba air services restrictions," the release noted.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a popular figure on the political right, blasted the Biden administration for allowing more flights to Cuba.

"The Biden Administration’s decision to allow more flights into Cuba will only enrich the pockets of the communist dictators who have trampled on the rights of Cubans for decades. Biden should stop kowtowing to dictators throughout our hemisphere and start standing for freedom," DeSantis tweeted on Thursday.

\u201cThe Biden Administration\u2019s decision to allow more flights into Cuba will only enrich the pockets of the communist dictators who have trampled on the rights of Cubans for decades. \n\nBiden should stop kowtowing to dictators throughout our hemisphere and start standing for freedom.\u201d
— Ron DeSantis (@Ron DeSantis) 1657820258

GOP Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida lambasted the Biden administration's handling of Cuba earlier this week, declaring in a tweet on Monday, "One year ago today the people of #Cuba took to the streets demanding #Libertad Over the last 12 months the Biden administration has done nothing to punish the regime & instead looked for ways to appease them."

\u201cOne year ago today the people of #Cuba took to the streets demanding #Libertad\n\nOver the last 12 months the Biden administration has done nothing to punish the regime & instead looked for ways to appease them \n\nhttps://t.co/w0Lpl2ZLXm\u201d
— Marco Rubio (@Marco Rubio) 1657560510

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released a consumer price index report on Wednesday that revealed inflation continuing to skyrocket — commenting on the dismal economic data, DeSantis issued a tweet in which he referred to "Bidenflation."

"Brutal inflation report shows a devastating increase of 9.1.% year-over-year. Bidenflation is wreaking havoc on workers, families & small businesses - a consequence of anti-American energy policy, exorbitant borrowing & printing of money & counterproductive federal regulations," DeSantis tweeted.

\u201cBrutal inflation report shows a devastating increase of 9.1.% year-over-year. Bidenflation is wreaking havoc on workers, families & small businesses - a consequence of anti-American energy policy, exorbitant borrowing & printing of money & counterproductive federal regulations.\u201d
— Ron DeSantis (@Ron DeSantis) 1657721143

Miami Heat urge fans to call senators and demand gun control laws



The Miami Heat basketball team urged fans to call their senators and "make change at the ballot box" to pass gun control laws in an announcement before an NBA playoff game Wednesday night.

“The Heat organization, the Boston Celtics and the NBA family also mourn those who lost their lives in the senseless shooting that took place yesterday at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas,” the stadium announcer said as the Heat prepared to play the Boston Celtics in game five of the teams' playoff series.

“Our hope is that the families, friends, coworkers and loved ones of all those impacted by this tragedy will find the comfort and strength they need, as they carry on in honor of those whose lives were lost,” the announcer added, before a moment of silence for the 19 children and two teachers who were killed by a deranged gunman in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday.

But afterward, the announcer turned a unifying moment in a political one.

"The Heat urges you to contact your state senators by calling 202-224-3121 to leave a message demanding their support for commonsense gun laws," the announcer said. "You can also make change at the ballot box. Visit Heat.com/vote to register and let your voice be heard this fall."

The Heat's political statement comes days after NBA coach Steve Kerr blamed Republican U.S. senators for the massacre at Robb Elementary School.

Kerr said that Republicans "refuse to do anything about the violence and school shootings and supermarket shootings; I ask you, are you going to put your own desire for power ahead of the lives of our children and our elderly and our churchgoers? Because that's what it looks like."

Heat coach Erik Spoelstra similarly called on lawmakers to address gun violence in comments he made to the media Wednesday.

\u201cWe're playing with heavy hearts tonight.\u201d
— Miami HEAT (@Miami HEAT) 1653521850

"After continued events there's a call to action," said Spoelstra. "I think everybody is trying to figure out a way to be heard to force some kind of change from the people that can make change. I just really feel for all the families ... but it just continues to happen."

Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio responded to the criticism Wednesday, accusing the NBA of "politicizing a horrific tragedy in America."

\u201cThe @NBA doesn\u2019t like to talk about the billions they make from a China that enslaves Uyghur Muslims and harvests their organs\n\nBut they have no problem politicizing a horrific tragedy in America \n\nhttps://t.co/VUXpOBbw7j\u201d
— Marco Rubio (@Marco Rubio) 1653534927

"Since @NBA @MiamiHeat is so committed to social justice and has pledged to 'speak the truth' when can we expect you to condemn the genocide of Uyghur Muslims being committed by your business partners in China?" Rubio tweeted.

Senate Intelligence Committee vice chairman Sen. Marco Rubio says that 'something is off with' Russian President Vladimir Putin



As the people of Ukraine continue to come under assault by invading Russian forces, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio tweeted that "something is off with" Russian President Vladimir Putin.

"I wish I could share more,but for now I can say it’s pretty obvious to many that something is off with #Putin," Rubio wrote. "He has always been a killer,but his problem now is different & significant," the lawmaker continued. "It would be a mistake to assume this Putin would react the same way he would have 5 years ago."

I wish I could share more,but for now I can say it\u2019s pretty obvious to many that something is off with #Putin\n\nHe has always been a killer,but his problem now is different & significant\n\nIt would be a mistake to assume this Putin would react the same way he would have 5 years ago
— Marco Rubio (@Marco Rubio) 1645841503

The Florida Republican, who has served in the U.S. Senate for more than a decade, is currently the vice chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.

"I am requesting that the Biden Admin preemptively announce that anyone who joins a puppet Russian installed govt in #Ukraine be automatically sanctioned,receive a visa ban & will be the subject of an Interpol Red Notice," Rubio also tweeted. "I ask other nations to do the same."

I am requesting that the Biden Admin preemptively announce that anyone who joins a puppet Russian installed govt in #Ukraine be automatically sanctioned,receive a visa ban & will be the subject of an Interpol Red Notice\n\nI ask other nations to do the same
— Marco Rubio (@Marco Rubio) 1645835053

His comments come as Ukrainians bravely fight back against a Russian invasion.

While President Biden has said that U.S. forces will not become involved in the battle between Russia and Ukraine, he also said that America will defend NATO territory.

GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois has called for the establishment of a no-fly zone over Ukrainian airspace.

2) History teaches that taking a stand is inevitable and gets more costly with time. We own the skies, Russia cannot hold a candle to our Air power. Do this. Putin is too dangerous to hope he is satisfied with \u201cjust Ukraine.\u201d
— Adam Kinzinger (@Adam Kinzinger) 1645831995

Ukraine hit with another massive cyber attack; one GOP senator warns Russian missile strikes could follow



The Ukrainian government said it was hit with another critical cyber attack on Wednesday, this one taking down several government websites and banks in the Eastern European country.

What are the details?

The attack, called a mass distributed denial of service attack, or DDoS, reportedly began around 4 p.m. local time, according to a post by Mykhailo Fedorov, head of Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation, CNBC reported.

In a post on his Telegram, Fedorov reported that websites for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cabinet of Ministers, and Verkhovna Rada, the country’s parliament, were among those affected by the attack.

The government websites were offline as of Wednesday morning as officials attempted to switch traffic to another provider in order to minimize damage.

CNBC noted that a DDoS attack is when a hacker floods a target's network or server with traffic so that others can't access it.

What's the background?

The sweeping cyber attack is the second in the course of a week. Though the source of the attack has not yet been confirmed, it comes as Russia becomes increasingly hostile toward its neighboring country, threatening a full-scale military invasion.

On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin sent "peacekeeping" troops to Donetsk and Luhansk, two Russian-speaking regions in southeastern Ukraine, promoting global backlash. President Biden considered the brazen move the start of an invasion and responded by ordering sanctions against the country.

The United States attributed last week's attack — which affected Ukraine's Defense Ministry, army, and state banks — to Russian agents, though Russia denied any involvement.

What else?

Over the weekend, reports surfaced indicating that the U.S. had obtained intelligence that Russia planned to invade Ukraine in the coming days.

Republican Sen. Marco Rubio said in a tweet Wednesday that massive cyber attacks on the Ukrainian government and the disruption of communications were part of Russia's plan.

He also warned that the cyber attacks would be "followed by targeted missile strikes against air defense sites [and] ammunition/weapons depots."

A number of key government websites in #Ukraine just went dark\n\n#Russia\u2019s plan calls for a massive cyber attack on the Ukrainian government & disruption of communications followed by targeted missile strikes against air defense sites & ammunition/weapons depots
— Marco Rubio (@Marco Rubio) 1645628254

It remains to be seen if and when the Russian military decides to carry out missile strikes.

'Bunch of psychos': Sen. Rubio slams NYC Dems over noncitizen vote measure, plans bill to pull city's funding



Republican Sen. Marco Rubio (Fla.) announced on Friday that he plans to introduce legislation this week to cut federal funding for U.S. cities that choose to allow noncitizens to vote.

What are the details?

The forthcoming legislation comes in response to a move made by Democratic leaders in New York City last week that granted more than 800,000 legally permanent immigrant residents the power to cast ballots in local elections for offices such as mayor and city council.

With the measure ratified with a veto-proof majority on Thursday, New York City became the largest municipality in the country to extend the franchise to noncitizens.

But the move did not sit well with many in the city, as well as Republican onlookers across the country, Rubio included.

"No city which allows non-U.S. citizens to vote should receive U.S. government funds," the senator tweeted Friday, adding, "Next week I am going to file a bill to make that the law."

No city which allows non-U.S. citizens to vote should receive U.S. government funds \n\nNext week I am going to file a bill to make that the law
— Marco Rubio (@Marco Rubio) 1639175035

One day later, Rubio returned to Twitter to address the issue once again, this time saying "I love NYC. But its government is run by a bunch of psychos."

"Now look, there's a lot of crazy stuff going on in the news these days," Rubio said in a video. "But not requiring people to be citizens in order to vote, that takes a special kind of psycho, that's crazy talk."

I love NYC \n\nBut it\u2019s government is run by a bunch of psychospic.twitter.com/dNdlSZBKfk
— Marco Rubio (@Marco Rubio) 1639281626

"So here's what I'm going to do about it," he went on to say. "I'm going to file a bill in the Senate, and I'm going to pursue it as an amendment every chance I get, that basically says if you [pass legislation] that doesn't require people to be U.S. citizens in order to vote, then you shouldn't be getting U.S. citizen taxpayer money."

What else?

State and city Republican officials in New York have also pledged to take legal action against the new measure.

“We will pursue every legal action to see that this dangerous law is struck down," state GOP Chairman Nick Langworthy declared last week, according to the New York Post, adding, “Besides being bad policy, it’s unconstitutional, it’s dangerous and un-American.”

Republican councilman Joseph Borelli claimed that the measure violates the state's constitution.

“The people in this building are doing something against the state constitution,” Borelli said. “The truth is, this will influence our elections, and the people who are registered to vote, the 5.6 million registered voters, ought to have a say in this.”

It is unclear at this point how much support Rubio's forthcoming bill will garner in the Democrat-controlled Congress, but he said in his Saturday video that he wants to get lawmakers on record on the issue.

Marco Rubio: Delta's 'woke corporate hypocrites' rip Georgia for its voting law but stay mum about their genocidal Chinese Communist 'business partners'



The left has been happy to repeatedly attack Georgia for its new voting law — a law they have repeatedly and purposely mischaracterized. And they have been sure to call for a boycott of the entire state and to pressure companies in the Peach State to decry the law and vow to fight it.

One of the Georgia businesses to buckle to woke pressure was Delta Air Lines. Though the company offered some support for the law when it was first signed, the left's pressure got to the travel company's higher-ups and they issued a rebuke of the law just a few days later, repeating the debunked lies and talking points used by President Joe Biden and his fellow Democrats and leftists.

Delta CEO Ed Bastian issued a statement claiming the law "could make it harder for many Georgians, particularly those in our Black and Brown communities, to exercise their right to vote." The truth is that the bill actually makes it easier for people of every race to vote in person by expanding early voting and voting hours.

He further condemned the law, calling it "unacceptable" and something that "does not match Delta's values."

It's an interesting stance to take for the CEO of a company that relies on the anti-democratic Communist Chinese government for billions of dollars in business every year while that very government is committing genocide against Uyghur Muslims.

And at least one lawmaker — Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio — is now calling out the "woke corporate hypocrites" at Delta.

What did Rubio say?

The Sunshine State senator posted a video to Twitter on Thursday ripping Delta for its glaring two-facedness.

"Delta Air Lines are business partners with the Chinese Communist Party — the same Chinese Communist Party that is committing genocide against Uyghur Muslims inside of China," Rubio began. "So, I look forward to a letter today from from their CEO telling everyone that what the Chinese Communist Party's doing with genocide is unacceptable. I look forward to that letter saying that genocide does not reflect the values of Delta Air Lines."

But he's not holding his breath.

"Of course, they're not going to send that letter nor is Coca-Cola nor is any of these other corporations that are out there proving to the world how woke they are," he continued. "Because they are woke corporate hypocrites. That's what they are."

In case anyone was confused, the senator made it clear why Delta wasn't about to upset its commie applecart.

"They make billions of dollars in a country that doesn't even have elections," Rubio said. "They make billions of dollars working with a country that has no respect for anyone or anything — and they don't say a word about it."

But Delta is "prepared to boycott a state and condemn them publicly to show and prove how woke they are," he concluded. "They're hypocrites — complete and total hypocrites."

#WokeCorporateHypocrites https://t.co/ZHFTias5pg
— Marco Rubio (@Marco Rubio)1617278092.0

White House reportedly considering Florida travel restrictions; Marco Rubio points out Biden's hypocrisy



The Biden administration is reportedly considering domestic travel restrictions in Florida, which has prompted Republicans to slam the potential domestic travel ban.

Officials with the Biden administration are considering imposing domestic travel restrictions, including on Florida, the Miami Heraldreported Wednesday.

"Outbreaks of the new variants — including a highly contagious one first identified in the United Kingdom, as well as others from South Africa and Brazil that scientists worry can evade existing vaccines — have lent urgency to a review of potential travel restrictions within the United States," a federal official told the Miami Herald.

"There are active conversations about what could help mitigate spread here, but we have to follow the data and what's going to work. We did this with South Africa, we did this with Brazil, because we got clear guidance," a White House official said.

The potential travel restrictions could reportedly target multiple states, including Florida and California.

In the United States, Florida has the most cases of the B.1.1.7 variant of the COVID-19 virus, mostly known as the '"U.K. variant." Florida has 343 cases of the U.K. variant, followed by California with 156 cases, and 59 cases in New York, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. With 34 states reporting, there are 932 total cases of the B.1.1.7 variant as of Tuesday.

Two federal government officials stressed that "no policy announcements are imminent," "all options are on the table," and any travel restrictions "would be taken in partnership with state and local governments."

Tori Emerson Barnes, executive vice president of public affairs and policy at the U.S. Travel Association, has been communicating with Biden administration officials on how to deal with the new variants.

"The variants are certainly of concern obviously to the CDC, and I think that the uncertainty around the variants has put other proposals on the table," Barnes said.

Earlier this week, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said the administration is considering a requirement that passengers must provide a negative COVID-19 test before they can travel on domestic flights.

Overall in Florida, cases of coronavirus cases were down 21.3% last week compared to the previous week.

"Current COVID-19 hospitalizations have been declining from a high of more than 7,600 in January," the Orlando Sentinel reported.

The U.K. variant now accounts for up to 15% of new cases in Florida, up from approximately 1% at the beginning of January.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called the possible travel restrictions "absurd" and a "political attack against the people of Florida."

"I think it's an absurd report that they would be doing that, I think it would be unconstitutional, it would be unwise and it would be unjust," DeSantis said at a news conference Thursday morning. "Any attempt to restrict or lock down Florida by the federal government would be an attack on our state done purely for political purposes.

"If you think about it, restricting the right of Americans to travel freely throughout our country while allowing illegal aliens to pour across the southern border unmolested would be a ridiculous but very damaging farce," the Republican governor said. "So we will oppose it 100%. It would not be based in science, it would purely be a political attack against the people of Florida."

DeSantis is referring to President Joe Biden rescinding former President Donald Trump's national emergency proclamation to secure the U.S. southern border.

Biden wrote a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday stating, "I have also announced that it shall be the policy of my administration that no more American taxpayer dollars be diverted to construct a border wall, and that I am directing a careful review of all resources appropriated or redirected to that end."

DeSantis, who ripped the media for a perceived double standard in coronavirus coverage this week, noted that since December, Florida is 28th in the U.S. for COVID-19 cases per capita, 30th in coronavirus hospitalizations, and 42nd in COVID-19 deaths per capita, according to WTVJ.

"It would purely be a political attack against the people of #Florida," @GovRonDeSantis responds to report on possi… https://t.co/A31MeSGy66
— Justin Schecker (@Justin Schecker)1613060126.0

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) wrote a letter to President Biden where he blasted the potential travel restrictions in Florida as "an outrageous, authoritarian move that has no basis in law or science."

"Instituting a travel ban, or any restriction of movement between the states, would be an outrageous, authoritarian move that has no basis in law or science. Instead, it would only serve to inflict severe and devastating economic pain on an already damaged economy," Rubio said in a statement.

"If you are concerned about the coronavirus spread in Florida, I urge you to fast track additional vaccines to the state instead of attempting to cripple our economy," the Republican senator said. "Instead of dictating where Americans can, or cannot travel, your administration should instead focus on increasing supply and availability of vaccines, especially to Florida, the third most populous state and a winter retreat."

Rubio labeled the potential travel restrictions as "reckless and economically harmful" to the "state and country as a whole."

On Twitter, Rubio called out President Biden for his hypocrisy on travel bans.

"Biden opposed a #Covid travel ban on #China But is considering a travel ban on #Florida? Unreal," he tweeted.

"Day after Trump issued a #Covid travel ban on #China Joe Biden accused him of 'hysteria, xenophobia, and fear mongering,'" Rubio wrote on Thursday morning. "The following month he said banning travel from any part of the world will not stop coronavirus. But now he is considering restrictions on #Florida travel."

Biden opposed a #Covid travel ban on #China But is considering a travel ban on #Florida?Unrealhttps://t.co/KA7y0WOmk7
— Marco Rubio (@Marco Rubio)1612998341.0


Day after Trump issued a #Covid travel ban on #China Joe Biden accused him of “hysteria, xenophobia, and fear monge… https://t.co/C1B4F2UFgp
— Marco Rubio (@Marco Rubio)1613045380.0

Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) also slammed the possible travel restrictions.

"This is nothing short of political payback and tyranny towards a state with exceptional leadership and a common-sense, scientific approach to COVID-19," Biggs wrote on Twitter. "The Biden administration must stop these considerations."

This is nothing short of political payback and tyranny towards a state with exceptional leadership and a common-sen… https://t.co/Cl0dIzS0bn
— Rep Andy Biggs (@Rep Andy Biggs)1612992164.0