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GOP lawmaker breaks with Trump on sending US troops to Mexico border

By Caitlin Yilek
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GOP lawmaker breaks with Trump on sending US troops to Mexico border

Republican Rep. Francis Rooney broke with President Trump on whether to send U.S. troops to the nation’s southern border with Mexico as Trump suggested earlier Tuesday.

“I don’t really feel really comfortable with deploying military troops and creating the possibility for an increase in violence and an escalation of the conflict,” the Florida lawmaker told CNN.

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