U.S. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, feels that Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., should leave the Senate.

As NBC News reports, the 2016 presidential hopeful has drawn ire from Reid for missing multiple Senate votes since starting his campaign. Reid said, "It's not a question of missing the votes, that's only part of the deal."

"I think he abandoned the Senate, and the state of Florida deserve two senators, not one senator," added Reid, who noted that Rubio’s self-assessment took a lot of gall as the Republican presidential candidate also noted the absences of then-senators John Kerry, John McCain and Barack Obama when each men ran for president.

Rubio has also faced criticism over remarks he made regarding his feelings about the Senate. As The Washington Post reports, Rubio said that he was not sure if “hate” was the right word, but he was definitely “frustrated” with the Senate.

After being ridiculed by Donald Trump during the last Republican debate for his absences, Rubio seemed to have comfortably rationalized his voting record. His absences were no problem, he said, because he was not running for reelection.

Responding to Reid’s call to leave the Senate, Rubio took to Twitter to accuse his critics of employing a double standard.

“Harry Reid & liberal media shamelessly attack me but gave Senator Barack Obama a pass,” Rubio wrote in a post.

According to CNN, Rubio recently sounded off on the media as well.

"The Democrats have the greatest super PAC -- it's called the mainstream media," said Rubio, who went on to deride Jeb Bush for falling victim to perceived biases against him. “Someone has convinced you that attacking me is going to help you," he said of Bush.

The 44-year-old candidate maintained his sense of purpose during the last debate, claiming that the U.S. was in trouble and that he was not going to wait in line for his turn to help.