Marco Rubio never met a tragedy he wouldn't exploit

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) is at it again, exploiting a tragedy for his own political advancement. First, it was the mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando. Standing outside the scene the following day, Rubio actually talked political strategy with friends, and decided he could justify reentering the race for this Senate seat on the blood spilled there. Now he's trying to exploit the tragic death of Miami Marlins player Jose Fernandez.

Following the death of baseball player Jose Fernandez, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is calling on the Coast Guard and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to investigate the safety of the Miami Beach jetty into which Fernandez’s boat crashed on Sunday.

The Miami Marlins pitcher, 24, and two of his friends died after the early-morning collision.

Marlins fans and the Miami Cuban community is mourning the loss of Fernandez, a Cuban immigrant who gained citizenship last year. So of course Rubio is going to try to find some way to connect himself to it and use it to raise his own visibility. Could he be more self-serving, more crass? 

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