Rubio: Trump will be 2020 GOP nominee and win general election

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Rubio, during an interview with CNN on Capitol Hill, responded to speculation about a 2020 bid from U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki HaleyNimrata (Nikki) HaleyThe Hill’s Morning Report – Trump’s public standing sags after Floyd protests The Hill’s Morning Report – Protesters’ defiance met with calls to listen The truth behind Biden’s ‘you ain’t black’ gaffe MORE, who announced Tuesday that she would resign her office by the end of the year.

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“If Nikki Haley was running in 2020, she would say she’s running in 2020,” said Rubio, who mounted an unsuccessful GOP presidential bid in 2016. “She wouldn’t … and she’s not going to [run against Trump]. Nobody’s going to. I can’t say nobody, somebody might, but the president’s going to be the nominee for the Republican Party.”

“And if people want to spend airtime on that, they can talk about it. He’ll be the nominee for the Republican Party, and the Democrats will nominate somebody, and I think the president will win,” he added.

His comments echoed those of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote GOP senator to try to reverse requirement that Pentagon remove Confederate names from bases No, ‘blue states’ do not bail out ‘red states’ MORE (R-Ky.), who said during an interview with The Associated Press on Wednesday that a GOP challenge against Trump in 2020 would be a “waste of time.”

“[It] would be a waste of time, frankly. But the people who would be likely to challenge the president would not be coming to me for advice,” McConnell said.

Serious primary challenges against sitting presidents are rare, but Trump could potentially face challenges from a number of top Republicans, including Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) who has left the door open to mounting a presidential bid.

Haley denied that she would be a candidate for office in 2020 in her resignation letter, made public Tuesday, and made similar comments to reporters at the White House.

“I will say this, for all of you that are going to ask about 2020, no, I am not running for 2020,” Haley said Tuesday. “I can promise you what I’ll be doing is campaigning for [Trump].”