Brian Mast commits to ‘America first’ diplomacy that won’t be ‘played for a sucker’

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Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) responded to concerns about his capacity for diplomacy as the soon-to-be chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

Mast appeared on Fox News’s America’s Newsroom on Tuesday to respond to reports that he is not prone to bipartisanship. The Florida congressman said his commitment to cut unnecessary foreign aid could become a bipartisan matter. He cited instances where a drag show in Ecuador and an atheist proselytizing mission were funded by U.S. taxpayer dollars.

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