MIAMI (CBSMiami) – During an interview with CBS Miami, Florida Senator Marco Rubio acknowledged Donald Trump bears “some level of responsibility” for inciting the crowd leading up to the January 6 Capitol riot, but Rubio also argued it was an isolated incident because in the four years since Trump was elected, “the President spoke on almost a daily basis and there weren’t daily riots.” Rubio also said he hasn’t spoken to the former President since November but expects to talk to him soon. Rubio is running for re-election in 2022. READ MORE: South Florida House Republicans Vote Against President Biden's $1.9 Trillion Pandemic Relief Package “I haven’t spoken to him since all those things have happened,” he said. “But I usually don’t call him unless I have something to bring up or talk about at that moment. And obviously, a lot’s gone on since the end of the election till now. But I’m sure I will [speak to him] at some point here fairly soon.” Asked if he envisions making a pilgrimage to Mar-a-Lago as so many other Republicans have been doing in recent weeks, Rubio said: “Well, it wouldn’t be a pilgrimage for me. I mean, it’s in Florida. So it would be a visit to someone who lives in our state, as I do people all the time. So I don’t consider it a pilgrimage. I don’t believe I’ve ever been to Mar-a-Lago at any point, but that may very well come a day where I’ll visit there. For me, it’s just a short ride up I-95.” Regarding the January 6 attack, Rubio said he disagreed with Senator Mitch McConnel, who said, “There is no question that President Trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of that day.” “I think that goes beyond what I would say and what I have said,” Rubio said. “Look, this is a hot political moment. People are passionate, but I think that’s true across the board. And I think we are in very dangerous territory. If we start saying that every time someone is out there and uses heated political rhetoric, you are now ...
