<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Issa distances himself from Trump: Rubio &#x27;was my first choice&#x27;]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">Republican Rep. Darrell Issa (Calif.) distanced himself from President Trump when confronted at a raucous town hall Saturday, telling voters that he would have preferred Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla) to be president.</p>
<p dir="auto">Issa was confronted by a Republican constituent who said he feared President Trump's agenda.</p>
<p dir="auto">“I voted for Reagan, I voted for both Bushes, and I never voted for Obama,” he explained to Issa. “However, I am afraid of President Donald Trump.”</p>
<p dir="auto">Issa wouldn't defend Trump, and instead pointed to his own support for Rubio during the 2016 Republican primary as a defense.</p>
<p dir="auto">“I was out of the district campaigning all over for [Marco] Rubio,” Issa responded. “He was my first choice.”</p>
<p dir="auto">Issa campaigned for Rubio during the primary, but eventually endorsed Trump after Rubio dropped out following a poor performance in Florida's primary.</p>
<p dir="auto">The California lawmaker was ridiculed on social media Friday after he climbed on to the roof of a building after attempting to speak with protesters.</p>
<p dir="auto"><a href="http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/336248-issa-distances-himself-from-trump-at-contentious-town-hall" rel="nofollow ugc">http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/336248-issa-distances-himself-from-trump-at-contentious-town-hall</a></p>
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