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Booker ‘wowed’ by GOP challenger’s blunt message to Trump

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What happened: At a New Jersey Senate debate, Republican challenger Justin Murphy told President Trump to "finish" the war in Iran, drawing applause and a "Wow" from Sen. Cory Booker, who called it "Yahoo" foreign policy. Why it matters: The exchange underscored sharp divisions across party lines and within the Republican Party over Trump's military campaign and how it should end, and put a Republican running for a long-held blue seat on the social media radar. Key numbers: 1972 was the last time a Republican won a U.S. Senate election in New Jersey.
At a New Jersey Senate debate, Republican challenger Justin Murphy told President Trump to "finish" the war in Iran, drawing applause and a "Wow" from Sen. Cory Booker, who called it "Yahoo" foreign policy.
The exchange underscored sharp divisions across party lines and within the Republican Party over Trump's military campaign and how it should end, and put a Republican running for a long-held blue seat on the social media radar. Key numbers: 1972 was the last time a Republican won a U.S. Senate election in New Jersey.
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