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Marco Rubio: “You can call it a toll, you can call it a fee, whatever you want to call it — it’s a game of semantics.”

On the recordJune 26, 2026
You can call it a toll, you can call it a fee, whatever you want to call it — it’s a game of semantics.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida
Source
japantimes.co.jp
Jun 26, 2026

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Statement on Iran and the Strait of Hormuz.

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