Marco Rubio
Newscast Media MIAMI, Florida — After learning that Spanish-language network Univision tried to extort Florida GOP senator Marco Rubio into doing an interview with the network, five Republican presidential candidates are boycotting a proposed debate sponsored by Univision.
According to Univision insiders and the Republican senator’s staff, the network allegedly said if Rubio appeared on Al Punto —Univision’s national television show where the topic of immigration would likely be discussed — then the story of his brother-in-law’s troubles would be softened or might not run at all.
The five GOP candidates who are boycotting the debate are: Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain, Jon Huntsman, Rick Perry, and Mitt Romney all of whom have issued statements saying that Univision must respond directly to charges that it promised to spike a story about a decades-old drug bust involving a relative of Rubio if the senator would appear on its program “Al Punto,” a show known for its advocacy for extreme pro-illegal immigration positions.
Needless to say, Rubio never appeared on Al Punto, which broadcasts on Sundays. Univision aired the story about Rubio’s brother-in-law, a lower-level player in a 1987 coke-and-pot ring, on July 11.
“I always knew Univision to be a professional organization until this happened,” said Rubio, who won’t comment specifically on the case. The Miami Herald first broke the story here.
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