By Jack Crowe
Monday, April 16, 2018
Senator Marco Rubio (R., Fla.) gave a tutorial on the importance
of a free press and free association at the Summit of the Americas this
weekend after a Cuban journalist challenged him to denounce the National Rifle
Association and its influence on American politics.
“It’s simple. In the United States, in comparison to
Cuba, we have a free press. The press can question and criticize me all they
want, and they do so daily,” Rubio explained after he was asked whether he
would continue to accept donations from the NRA in light of the mass shooting
in Parkland, Fla.
“I’m glad we’re able to hold a debate, because in Cuba
you can’t have a debate. The answer is that in the U.S. the people know my
stance,” he continued. “We also have transparency on who donates and who
doesn’t. Yes, I support the Second Amendment and those people who support that
Amendment support me. Those who don’t support it can vote against me. I wish
you could also do that in Cuba, because you can’t.”
Student gun-control activists targeted Rubio during the
March for Our Lives protest in March, accusing him of trading students’ lives
for NRA contributions. Many of the students wore tags reading $1.05, which they
claim is the amount of money Rubio accepts from the NRA for every high-school
student in Florida.
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