Republican Senator Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania on Wednesday endorsed Florida Senator Marco Rubio for the party's nominee in the November U.S. presidential election.
"I think Marco Rubio is the strongest candidate to go up against Hillary Clinton ... but my real motivation is I think he's going to be a really good president," Toomey said in an interview on CNN, referring to the Democratic front-runner in the race for the Nov. 8 election.
Cruz has received a number of other congressional endorsements this week:
- Rep. Matt Salmon (R-Ariz.)
- Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.)
- Reps. Steve Womack and Rick Crawford, both Arkansas Republicans
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R-Ga.) reportedly plans to endorse Rubio on Thursday, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.On Tuesday, Rubio was endorsed by South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott.
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