Marco Rubio has Donald Trump’s back on the run-up to Hurricane Florence hitting the east coast.

Trump has been taking flack since Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico last year on the federal government’s response. He has consistently defended it and angered critics even more. According to USA Today…

On a visit to Puerto Rico in the aftermath of the Sept. 20, 2017, storm, Trump tossed paper towels to Puerto Rican residents at a local relief center, angering storm victims and others who saw his actions as insensitive.

Democrats excoriated Trump over his tweet saying that his administration “got A-pluses” for previous hurricane work in Texas and Florida and “did an unappreciated great job” with Puerto Rico.

The whole situation in Puerto Rico was a disaster.

Yet President Trump found an ally in his former primary opponent Senator Marco Rubio from Florida on Wednesday.

Early response to #PuertoRico Hurricane wasn’t good,but not because Fed Govt. didn’t care:
1. The @fema model used on mainland doesn’t work as well on island. Why I called for @DeptofDefense to take control just days after the storm. 1/3

— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) September 12, 2018

It took too long for DOD to take charge because of resistance from both DC & Govt. of P.R.
2. Coordinating with local officials was difficult because the govt. of island itself was a victim of the storm. No ability to communicate with Mayor’s, in some cases for weeks. 2/3

— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) September 12, 2018

3. In addition to severe budget crisis, the island electric grid & services had already been weakened by Irma just a few weeks before. The cumulative effect of 2 storms was a real factor. We need to learn the lessons from this & make changes for future. 3/3

— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) September 12, 2018

Senator Rubio’s tweets are backed by the responses that both Florida and Texas had last year when hurricanes slammed into those states also. The Federal, State and local governments worked together to get things back up as soon as possible for the residents. That was not the case in Puerto Rico.

Politics can make strange bedfellows and so can hurricanes.