Rubio: I Haven’t Had a Lot of Connections with Russia Because ‘They Think I’m a Lost Cause’

‘I think we’ve gotten to the point of hysteria here, ambassadors try to meet with people all the time’

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TAPPER: "Us a point out issue is not being forthcoming about it, not the thuile meeting. Have you ever met with the Russian ambassador, Sergey Kislyak?"
RUBIO: "I’ve met with ambassadors from other countries including countries from time to time we may have strong issues with. It happens. That’s what they are here to do and when a new ambassador is appointed or a new senator is appointed or you get elected to a committee they try to reach out proactively and meet with you. We haven’t had a lot of communications with the Russians because they think I’m a lost cause and we meet with dozens of ambassadors every year."

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