Sen. Marco Rubio said stories claiming inside knowledge on his post-campaign thinking come mostly from "people who want to sound like they are in the know.” | AP Photo Rubio goes on late-night Twitter rant over Washington Post article He said stories claiming inside info on his thinking come mostly from 'people who want to sound like they are in the know.'

Sen. Marco Rubio fired off a late-night tweetstorm Monday night, slamming a pair of Washington Post stories on his supposed post-presidential campaign plans and describing the newspaper’s sources as “just people who want to sound like they are in the know.”

Rubio (R-Fla.) kicked off his online rant at 11:17 p.m. Monday, tweeting a link to a Washington Post story headlined, “5 people who are never going to be Donald Trump’s vice president.” Along with a link to the story, which lists Rubio among the five who would turn down a spot on Trump’s ticket, the Florida senator added his own commentary on the Post’s sourcing.


“Funny to read about unnamed ‘people close’ to me who claim to know my thinking on future plans,” he wrote on Twitter. “They just make it up.”

Less than 10 minutes later, Rubio linked to another Washington Post story: “Rubio gives up on Senate: ‘He hates it.’” The Florida senator said that story, published last October, also didn’t hold much water.

“Flashback to another article quoting a ‘longtime friend’ saying I ‘hate’ Senate,” Rubio wrote on Twitter. “Words I have NEVER said to anyone.”

Rubio went on to reiterate that he intends to wrap up his Senate term in January and return to private life in Florida, a plan he claimed to have stated “like 1000 times.”

Rubio then hinted at his future plans, suggesting in a tweet that he doesn't need to remain in public office to mount a future presidential bid:

As for future in politics, well it's nearly impossible for someone not in office to ever become a successful candidate for President.Right? — Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) May 17, 2016

Then he returned to mocking the first Post article, in which the author cited "conversations I've had with people close to" Rubio:

A source "close to Rubio" says he was tired after long day & has decided to sleep for a few hours before tomorrow's ZIKA debate in Senate. — Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) May 17, 2016

A "longtime friend" says Rubio is "betwixt and between when it comes to whether to chest or legs tomorrow at gym." — Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) May 17, 2016

According to source who knows his cousins, wife's dentist, Rubio could do cardio instead. — Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) May 17, 2016



