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- Republican lawmakers appear to be divided over President Donald Trump's controversial remarks in which he suggested China and Ukraine investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, for unsubstantiated claims of corruption.
- Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, a fierce critic of China's human rights violations and trade policies, brushed off Trump's remarks and instead claimed the news media was misinterpreting the president.
- "I don't think it's a real request," Rubio said. "Again, I think he did it to gig you guys. I think he did to provoke you to ask me and others and get outraged by it."
- Republican Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska, an outspoken critic of the Trump presidency, thought differently and broke ranks with his colleague.
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Republican lawmakers appear to be divided over President Donald Trump's controversial remarks in which he suggested China and Ukraine investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, for unsubstantiated claims of corruption.
Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, a fierce critic of China's human rights violations and trade policies, brushed off Trump's remarks and instead claimed the news media was misinterpreting the president.See the rest of the story at Business Insider NOW WATCH: 7 takeaways from former special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, ahead of his congressional hearings See Also: SEE ALSO: The life of Hunter Biden: How Joe Biden's middle child landed in Trump's Ukraine scandal |
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