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Marco Rubio: “So it was really that sort of an urgent problem, why didn`t they immediately demand their return? Why didn`t they come…”

On the recordSeptember 6, 2022
So it was really that sort of an urgent problem, why didn`t they immediately demand their return? Why didn`t they come to the Gang of Eight or the Intelligence Committee heads and say, look, we have got this major problem on our hands? Instead, what we get is these constant leaks. And the only reason to leak to the media is to influence the narrative, which tells you this is being politicized.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida
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msnbc.com

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Marco Rubio questions the handling of a major national security issue and suggests that leaks to the media are politically motivated.

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