Senator Marco Rubio, R-Fla., defended former President Trump's remarks about Taiwan, saying he expects a second Trump administration would continue to support Taiwan.
Republican Senator Marco Rubio, who was a finalist to be Donald Trump's running mate in the U.S. presidential campaign, said on Thursday he expected the U.S. would continue to support Taiwan under a Trump presidency. Trump raised questions about his commitment to the democratically governed island claimed by China with his remarks in a June 25 interview published this week in which he said Taiwan should pay the U.S. for its defense.
"I can't speak for the Trump presidency, but I don't have any worries about the U.S. being supportive of Taiwan and doing everything we can to discourage the Chinese from invading," Rubio said. Robert O'Brien, one of Trump's former national security advisers, has also defended the former president's remarks, saying on Wednesday he believed Trump meant to indicate that there should be more burden sharing for Taiwan's security.
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