Sen. Marco Rubio announced today that he will run for president. Rubio told his top donors in a conference call that he feels “uniquely qualified” to pitch his Republican Party as one that will defend the American Dream.
Rubio immediately took on Democratic rival Hillary Rodham Clinton, saying the former first lady “is a leader from yesterday.” Rubio said the American Dream is slipping from too many families’ grip, and young Americans face unequal opportunities to succeed. “I feel uniquely qualified to not just make that argument, but to outline the policies that we need to have in order to achieve it,” he said.
Rubio’s presidential announcement comes a day after Clinton announced her bid for the Democratic nomination.
