Benghazi chairman Trey Gowdy endorses Marco Rubio for president

Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.)
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Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.), who chairs the Select Committee on Benghazi, endorsed Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) in the 2016 presidential race Saturday.

"Marco is a rock solid conservative and a strong leader we can trust," Gowdy said in a statement to Townhall. "I look forward to campaigning in Iowa with him, and introducing my good friend to voters across the state."

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.