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On the recordMay 15, 2018
Just to put it bluntly, what was President Trump thinking when he tweeted out what he did about putting ZTE back in business?
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Van Hollen questions Trump's decision regarding ZTE's business operations.

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