Rubio Dismisses Trump in N.H.: He Won't Be 'Our Nominee'

The Republican candidate portrays Trump's message as one of anger, rather than his message of hope.

Senator Marco Rubio, a Republican from Florida and 2016 U.S. presidential candidate, speaks during The Family Leadership Summit in Ames, Iowa, U.S., on Saturday, July 18, 2015.
Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg

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By Sahil Kapur

August 26, 2015 at 4:34 PM UTC

Updated on

August 26, 2015 at 4:52 PM UTC

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Marco Rubio shrugged off rival Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's taunts during a campaign stop Wednesday in New Hampshire and said the businessman and reality TV star won't be the party's nominee.

"Ultimately the Republican Party will reach out to all voters based on who our nominee is. And I don't believe Donald Trump will be our nominee," the Florida senator said after speaking to a small crowd outside a car service center in this town of Orford. "I think our nominee is going to be someone that embraces the future, that understands the opportunities before us, that's optimistic but realistic about the challenges before us."