In a frantic interview after his speech, Republican "superstar" Marco Rubio pleaded for the public to accept his explanation for what appeared to be a form of deviant behavior involving facial fly swatting, flop sweat, gulping and water-bottle -grabbing.
In what critics claim was a cynical effort to garner sympathy, in giving his explanation, Rubio resorted to his native, ethnic accent and manner of speaking.
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