Rubio acknowledges in wake of GOP midterm losses that ‘people are struggling’ economically

By BEN FINLEY WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio gave a sweeping speech to fellow conservatives on Friday evening acknowledging that Americans are struggling in the current economy, while also railing against what he called the “weaponization” of international law to constrain the U.S. from acting in its own interests. His comments to the conservative Federalist Society touched on a core issue of the midterm elections — economic pain — that U.S. voters pointed to as they delivered massive losses to Rubio’s Republican Party. “I think we have to recognize that people are struggling. There’s no doubt about it,” he said. “The health of our economy has nothing to do with the stock market. The health of their economy is whether they have enough money to be able to afford the things they need.” President Donald Trump often points to the stock market as evidence that the economy is doing well.

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