Mike Lee demands Japan free naval officer; briefly suspended on Twitter
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SALT LAKE CITY — Sen. Mike Lee intends to call for the U.S. to renegotiate its military agreement with Japan because the Far East nation ignored his one-man deadline to release an imprisoned Navy officer. And the Utah Republican's language on his personal Twitter account toward Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishidia for not returning Lt. Ridge Alkonis may have led to @BasedMikeLee being briefly suspended from the platform Wednesday morning. ".@kishida230, you've made your choice. I hope you're ready for some conversations on the Senate floor that you're not likely...
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