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Marco Rubio: “If I controlled the media in this country, I would have 80 percent approval ratings too.”

On the recordMarch 28, 2017
If I controlled the media in this country, I would have 80 percent approval ratings too.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Rubio questions the legitimacy of Putin's reported approval ratings, attributing it to media control.

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