Rubio Refuses To Comment on Kevin McCarthy Running for Speaker

LAUER: “An issue coming up this week, should Kevin McCarthy be the speaker of the House?”

RUBIO: “Well, I don't opine on the leadership races of the other body in the process. I know Kevin, but I don’t know him well. I’m going to let House members decide who the next speaker is.”

LAUER: “You don't get a vote, but he made some very controversial comments recently which seemed to tie the work of the House Benghazi Committee to a political move to damage Hillary Clinton in the polls. Does that disqualify him from being speaker of the House?”

RUBIO: “Well, I don't think it disqualifies him. But let me just say, I think it's a bad idea to opine on the leadership races of the other body. They’re going to get to choose the speaker of the House. They know him better. There's a campaign going on over there for that office. We'll let them choose the speaker and we’ll work with whoever it is.”