Rick Harrison — the co-owner of the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop featured on the hugely popular History channel show “Pawn Stars” — is endorsing Florida Sen. Marco Rubio for president.
“I met with him a few times, and I mean, he gets it,” Harrison said in a Tuesday night interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News.
Hannity told Harrison: “I’m very impressed with Marco and the entire GOP field…I’m looking for a conservative that has an inspiring vision to solve our country’s problems that can articulate that vision and win. That’s what I want.”
Harrison replied: “And that’s what I think Marco can do. I mean he’s an incredible speaker. He doesn’t need a teleprompter for everything. I also believe that Hillary will most likely implode when she’s actually got to answer a real question from the press.”
The reality show star said he specifically likes Rubio’s stance on education. “We need to bring trade schools back to this county,” Harrison said.
He also said he thinks Rubio would help small businesses like his: “The number one thing in this world that has brought people out of poverty is the ease of doing business. And it’s getting harder, and harder and harder. I mean, you basically have the Democrats out there saying I should pay more and more taxes on the profits I make.”
The Rubio campaign is trying to capitalize on Harrison’s endorsement, releasing a video of the pawn shop owner saying: “Trust me. I know a good investment when I see one.”
The television show stars Harrison and his family negotiating with customers in Las Vegas over items to sell or pawn to the store.
In May, Rubio made his first trip to Nevada as a presidential candidate with an appearance at Harrison’s pawn shop.