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MARCO RUBIO DEFENDED TRUMP’S WAR WITH IRAN DESPITE ACKNOWLEDGING ITS POLITICAL COSTS AND IMPACT ON FUEL PRICES, SAYING “HIGHER PRICES AT THE GAS PUMP, I ACKNOWLEDGE, IS NOT LIKE THE KIND OF THING YOU CAMPAIGN ON AND BRAG ABOUT” - NYT
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Senator Marco Rubio defended President Trump’s military conflict with Iran while conceding its political and economic costs, particularly at the fuel pump, according to remarks reported by the New York Times. The comments matter because fuel prices are a visible, voter-facing gauge of the conflict’s economic spillover, and Rubio’s remarks signal that allies of the president are prepared to absorb that cost publicly rather than distance themselves from the war. Watch next for whether gasoline prices continue to climb and whether other Republican figures echo Rubio’s candid framing as the political calendar advances.
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Marco Rubio, Donald Trump, Iran, New York Times