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Rob Portman: “The president should not have raised the Biden issue on that call, period. It's not appropriate for a president to…”

On the recordOctober 6, 2019
The president should not have raised the Biden issue on that call, period. It's not appropriate for a president to engage a foreign government in an issue of a political opponent.
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Rob Portman
Republican · Ohio

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Senator Portman criticizes President Trump's actions regarding the Biden issue during a call with a foreign government.

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