Richard Blumenthal: I Hope Marco Rubio Will ‘Somersault Back on His Feet’ to Support USAID

RUSH TRANSCRIPT SCIUTTO Hey ░░░░░░░░ case you just made ░░░░░░░░ sounds a lot like ░░░░░░░░ certain former senator you ░░░░░░░░ recognize Have a listen ░░░░░░░░ starts Rubio We don ░░░░░░░░ have to give foreign ░░░░░░░░ We do so because ░░░░░░░░ furthers our national interest ░░░░░░░░ s why we give ░░░░░░░░ aid Now obviously there ░░░░░░░░ a component to foreign ░░░░░░░░ that s humanitarian in ░░░░░░░░ And that s important ░░░░░░░░ I promise you it ░░░░░░░░ going to be a ░░░░░░░░ harder to recruit someone ░░░░░░░░ anti Americanism anti American ░░░░░░░░ If the United States ░░░░░░░░ America was the reason ░░░░░░░░ they re even alive ░░░░░░░░ Anybody who tells you ░░░░░░░░ we can slash foreign ░░░░░░░░ and that will bring ░░░░░░░░ to balance is lying ░░░░░░░░ you Foreign aid is ░░░░░░░░ than 1 of our ░░░░░░░░ It s just not ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends SCIUTTO I ░░░░░░░░ about this About face ░░░░░░░░ Marco Rubio USAID is ░░░░░░░░ to end up under ░░░░░░░░ State Department here You ░░░░░░░░ worked with him in ░░░░░░░░ Senate Could he quietly ░░░░░░░░ some of USAID mission ░░░░░░░░ I m hoping that ░░░░░░░░ will stay true to ░░░░░░░░ beliefs and values that ░░░░░░░░ articulated so well in ░░░░░░░░ clips that you use ░░░░░░░░ Rubio was one of ░░░░░░░░ most powerful advocates of ░░░░░░░░ kind of program because ░░░░░░░░ s in our self ░░░░░░░░ Put aside feelings of ░░░░░░░░ care This aid is ░░░░░░░░ force multiplier for the ░░░░░░░░ States of America It ░░░░░░░░ t military aid and ░░░░░░░░ isn t buying influence ░░░░░░░░ it has enormous impact ░░░░░░░░ the way the world ░░░░░░░░ us and the way ░░░░░░░░ are willing to work ░░░░░░░░ us in combating terrorism ░░░░░░░░ our adversaries So I ░░░░░░░░ hoping maybe Marco Rubio ░░░░░░░░ somersault back on his ░░░░░░░░ because if he is ░░░░░░░░ to himself he will ░░░░░░░░ or otherwise support and ░░░░░░░░ USAID.”