Republican senators press Trump on Taiwan arms sales
2 Yesterday · 6h ago · 1 article · 1 post · 2 sources · development 2 of 2
Sen. Mitch McConnell and three other Republican senators sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging the administration to proceed with arms sales and military aid to Taiwan, citing previous commitments to deter Chinese invasion.
“Quite frankly, had the White House asked me for advice, I would have suggested the president not invite Xi Jinping to Washington for such a lavish welcome here in the United States of America based on all of the troubling issues we have with President Xi and the Chinese Communist Party.”
Sen. Roger Wicker, Senate Armed Services Committee chair · rss ↗
Xi Jinping Chinese President
Donald Trump U.S. PresidentSen. Roger Wicker Senate Armed Services Committee chairSen. Mitch McConnell Republican senator
Rep. John Moolenaar House Select Committee on Chinese Communist Party chairman
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first by Philadelphia Inquirer, 6h ago · also Associated Press
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