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On the recordMarch 24, 2025
3 percent of US trade runs through the suez. 40 percent of European trade does. There is a real risk that the public doesn’t understand this or why it’s necessary.
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J.D. Vance
Republican · Ohio

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Vance questioned the rationale for fighting a war on behalf of Europe.

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