U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) took a break from quoting the Bible on X when Democrat New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez was indicted on bribery charges.
After quoting Proverbs 21:21 (“Whoever pursues justice and kindness will find life and honor”), Rubio addressed the indictment of Menendez. He wrote: “The allegations against the Senior Senator from New Jersey are nasty & the evidence offered difficult to explain away. But in America guilt is decided by a jury, not politicians in fear of their party losing a Senate seat.”
The allegations against the Senior Senator from New Jersey are nasty & the evidence offered difficult to explain away
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) September 26, 2023
But in America guilt is decided by a jury, not politicians in fear of their party losing a Senate seat
Rubio is being called out on X for hypocrisy. The GOP has been pushing the “weaponized DOJ” message that the Biden Administration is responsible for the four indictments against its 2024 presidential frontrunner Donald Trump, a narrative that took some lumps when the DOJ also nailed the powerful Democrat Menendez.
One voter replied to Rubio: “if Trump wasn’t under indictment you would be screaming from the rooftops” to have Menendez step down.
Another replied: “Really? Then I wish you would let a jury do its job on Trump’s charges instead of having the entire Republican party attempt to do whatever necessary to protect him.”
Translation: I can’t call on Menendez to resign because it will highlight the fact that I refused to do the same with crooked Trump who was indicted 4 times.
— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) September 26, 2023
The group ‘Republicans Against Trump’ reacted to Rubio’s message: “Translation: I can’t call on Menendez to resign because it will highlight the fact that I refused to do the same with crooked Trump who was indicted 4 times.”
Note: New Jersey won’t lose a seat in the Senate if Menendez resigns. Democratic governor Phil Murphy, who has called for Menendez’s resignation, would appoint a replacement (who would work alongside Junior Senator Cory Booker) until the next general election.
Though you pound fools with a pestle,their folly never leaves them
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) September 27, 2023
Proverbs 27:22
After his comment on Menendez, Rubio quoted another passage from the book of Proverbs: “Though you pound fools with a pestle, their folly never leaves them.” In other words: There really is no hope for the incorrigible fool. No matter what you do to help him, he will stay a fool.
