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“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
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On the recordFebruary 9, 2023
The famous saying now seems silly, that no two countries with McDonald's in them have ever gone to war.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida
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Rubio reflects on the outdated belief that economic ties prevent war.

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