Rubio Promises To Defund Detroit, Because Sanctuary Cities?

I've been arguing since at least last fall that Marco Rubio is the lightest brain in the bunch, but this takes the cake.

On his website promising to "cut off sanctuary cities," Rubio's staff have placed a picture of...Detroit.

Yes, it's six days until the Michigan Primary.

And guess what, some Michigan media geniuses decided to, you know, check out the candidates' websites for background, and...noticed. MLive (Michigan):

A regional spokeswoman for Rubio's campaign did not return multiple requests for comment on the image and whether Rubio's policy would in fact end all federal funding for Detroit.

The photo's first appearance on the Internet appears to have been in 2012 on a website called www.detroitghetto.com. A representative from the website said the Rubio campaign had not asked for or received permission to use the picture.

The photo is the first image to appear when "Detroit ghetto" is typed into the Google search bar. A small address visible in the photo places it at 6530 E. Palmer St., and the landscape matches Google street view mapping of that address in Detroit.

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