VP finalist Marco Rubio arrives at RNC with praise for Trump following selection of JD Vance

MILWAUKEE— Florida Sen. Marco Rubio , a finalist in former President Donald Trump's search for a vice presidential running mate, arrived at the Republican National Convention on Tuesday with praise for the GOP nominee despite him ultimately picking Ohio Sen. JD Vance to join him on the ticket.

Fox News Digital caught up with Rubio outside the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee where he reacted to Trump's triumphant first public appearance in the convention hall since surviving an assassination attempt on Saturday.

"I've never seen so much energy and enthusiasm behind any candidate in American history, in my time alive," Rubio said, predicting we would see more of that high energy and enthusiasm in the remaining days of the convention.