DICKERSON: Senator McConnell, the Republican leader in the Senate, said he’d like a little less drama out of the White House. Do you share that view?
RUBIO: Well, look, I don’t understand why people are that shocked. This president ran a very unconventional campaign. I was there for a big part of it at the beginning alongside, being one of his competitors.
And that’s what the American people voted for. And, in essence, this White House is not much different from the campaign. People got what they voted for. They elected him. Obviously, it’s in the best interest of this country to try to help him succeed. As far as the drama’s concerned, yes, it’s unique. It’s different from anything we have ever confronted. I think our job remains to do our work. We will have to deal with these issues. These issues come up, these questions, every single day.
And I do think the White House would benefit from some systems in place that perhaps avoids some of the unnecessary friction points that come up on a daily basis. But this is also the political environment we now live in too. Politics are covered this way.
And politicians also behave in this way because they know they can get attention for saying things one way or the other. It’s just the way politics has moved. I don’t think it’s good for the country, but that’s where we’re headed for now, apparently.