Marco Rubio breaks with Senate Republicans to defend Trump’s tariffs on Mexico

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Unlike other Senate Republicans, Sen. Marco Rubio is defending President Trump’s tariffs on Mexico.

The senator from Florida said Wednesday he doesn’t typically support tariffs, but there were few other options in convincing Mexico to stop the flow of migrants into the United States.

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