Donald Trump gets booed big time after he calls Rubio a 'clown'

Donald Trump has finally crossed a line his audience isn't willing to accept. Speaking at the Values Voters Summit, Trump referred to fellow GOP presidential candidate Florida Sen. Marco Rubio as "this clown," only to be met with "big time" booing.

Trump quickly turned to hitting Rubio on immigration after the hisses, although Dave Weigel of The Washington Post wondered if "the boos for the Rubio jibe will feed the END OF TRUMP narrative."

Watch the full speech, below — booing starts around 5:30. Jeva Lange

Article continues below

The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE

https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Explore More

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.