Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio was caught off guard during a campaign event Tuesday after a heckler accused him of adultery.
A man was escorted out of New York City’s Civic Hall during a question and answer session with the Florida senator, after he ranted about a wire fraud between a reporter and Warren Buffett and accused Mr. Rubio of cheating on his wife.
“How do you plan to deal with wire fraud?” the unknown man asked Mr. Rubio, The Hill reported. “How do you plan to deal with accountability?
“The answer is you can’t,” the man continued. “You cheated on your wife in Florida.
“I think you should drop out of the race. Your polling numbers are too low to win,” he added before being cut off.
Video of the encounter shows the moderator making continued efforts to silence the man before getting up and helping security remove him from the event.
“That was actually kind of weird,” Mr. Rubio responded uncomfortably, drawing laughter from the crowd.
• Jessica Chasmar can be reached at jchasmar@washingtontimes.com.
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