And I have to think those that are in vulnerable races are not going to want to defend this and are not going to want to see those votes. So I have to imagine some of those Republicans are hoping this whole problem goes away, that maybe UAE reconsiders or somehow the deal falls apart. because they don't want to go down on that ship, so to speak. It's quite a campaign ad. I can visualize with a $400 million cuttery plane just flying next to a person running for office. (08:19–08:29)
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