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GOP senator throws Rubio’s words back in his face as Trump ignores secretary’s warning
Trump Turns the Strait of Hormuz Into a Toll BoothThe Story in One SentenceTrump is openly claiming the United States can collect a 20 percent toll on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, even though Marco Rubio said in June that no country is allowed to charge fees on an international waterway, and John Cornyn is now using that contradiction to jab at Trump after Trump backed Cornyn’s primary challenger, Ken Paxton.Who Actually Holds PowerThis is not a story about diplomatic confusion. It is a story about presidential power being used as a blunt instrument. Trump is the one making the…
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