Former Massachusetts Gov. and 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney tore into The New York Times for a recent article on the finances of Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida that said Mr. Rubio’s financial management was flagged by Mr. Romney’s team when vetting the Florida Republican in 2012 as a possible running mate.
“Well, The New York Times knows nothing about our vetting process and I’m not going to comment on it, but they were wrong to put something like that in their story,” Mr. Romney said in an interview that aired Thursday on Fox News’ “The Kelly File.” “The story itself is not a new low for The New York Times, but it’s another low for The New York Times.”
“This is a guy who was not a wealthy person, who had a normal life and made some investment decisions and made some choices which people make — there was nothing wrong with what he did, nothing illegal with what he did, and to try and turn this into some kind of a hit piece was really totally inappropriate,” Mr. Romney said.
“Marco Rubio is a very capable guy, was a very effective Speaker of the House in Florida, accomplished a lot of things there and has been a very effective United States senator — he’s also, like Jeb Bush, a very serious contender here and The New York Times’ effort to try and diminish him was, in my opinion, a real disappointment” in that institution, he said.
• David Sherfinski can be reached at dsherfinski@washingtontimes.com.
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