Sen. Rubio Urges Republicans to Challenge Big Corporations’ ‘Wokeness’

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) speaks during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, on April 21, 2021. Graeme Jennings/AFP via Getty Images

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) says Republicans need to support U.S. corporations that are patriotic, not “woke,” and advance an America-centric agenda.

Heads of many large corporations “feel no obligation to America or its national interest,” Rubio said during a Nov. 1 speech at the National Conservatism Conference in Orlando, Florida. “I’m not here to tell you big business is the enemy. But I’m here to tell you big business is not our ally in the fight against socialism.”