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State Department: Reports of Rubio mulling exit 'baseless hoax'
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The State Department called recent reports of Secretary of State Marco Rubio mulling an exit from the Trump administration following the Democratic Party’s victories in the midterm elections a “baseless hoax.” Reports surfaced Thursday from outlets such as the Independent and Bloomberg that said Rub
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