Rubio unloads on Trump in MI ahead of debate

Published 5:00 pm Wednesday, March 2, 2016

<span class="RACopyBody">MIAMI — </span>Republican Marco Rubio has a sharp message about Donald Trump for Michigan voters as the March 8 primary nears.

<span class="RACopyBody">The Florida senator on Wednesday told a crowd of hundreds in Shelby Township north of Detroit that the billionaire is trying to "carry out a con job" and — to the extent that Trump’s policy stances are known — he sounds like Democrat Hillary Clinton. Nominating Trump, Rubio says, means "destroying the Republican Party."</span>

<span class="RACopyBody">Rubio campaigned in western Michigan a little over a week ago and made little mention of Trump.</span>

<span class="RACopyBody">Rubio says the conservative movement cannot be "based on fear and frustration," and he can unify the party.</span><div id="prtlt"></div>Jacquelyn Martin