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Democrats challenged Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday over President Trump\u2019s sleeping habits and whether the shoes the president gave him fit well, flummoxing the Cabinet member.<\/p>\n

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Rep. Ted Lieu, California Democrat, played a clip of Mr. Trump in a Cabinet meeting in which the president\u2019s eyes seemed to be closed, sparking speculation the commander in chief was dozing during an important meeting.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to ask you to come clean with the American people and the White House as well: There\u2019s something wrong with Donald Trump\u2019s health or cognitive abilities,\u201d Mr. Lieu said. \u201cThe American people deserve the truth.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Rubio chafed at the question, saying Mr. Trump is energetic and does not even sleep on foreign plane trips.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t even know how to respond to that other than to tell you that it\u2019s absurd and ridiculous,\u201d Mr. Rubio said.<\/p>\n

The questions were a detour from the main topic of the day: the State Department\u2019s budget request for the fiscal year and the Iran war.<\/p>\n

Later, Democratic Rep. Sara Jacobs of California said Mr. Rubio had a loose grasp of the truth, pointing to his recent statement that the war was basically over, despite the deployment of troops from her district in the San Diego area.<\/p>\n

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She also pointed to Mr. Rubio\u2019s reluctance to say who won the 2020 election during earlier questioning, \u201cjust like you couldn\u2019t admit the shoes the president bought you were too big.\u201d<\/p>\n

She was referring to viral online photos of Florsheim shoes that Mr. Trump reportedly gave Cabinet officials. Some of the shoes appear to fit poorly, with gaps between the heel and the shoe.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe gave me some Florsheim shoes,\u201d Mr. Rubio told the committee. \u201cThey\u2019re very good, they fit fine. I don\u2019t know what she\u2019s talking about.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ms. Jacobs said his shoes looked good on Wednesday, only for Mr. Rubio to wonder how she could see them under the witness desk.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He then caught himself, wondering aloud: \u201cAre you guys kidding me? I mean, is this the Foreign Affairs Committee, or is this like a circus?\u201d<\/p>\n

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